The CQC and Ofsted have conducted a number of joint inspections since 2016, investigating how well local areas are fulfilling their responsibilities for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). These joint inspections will look at how […]

Leading charities have written a letter to the health secretary, appealing for relatives of care home residents to be treated as key workers. They argue that the current restrictions on family visitations are having “damaging […]

A new national survey from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found that most patients were pleased with the care they received in hospital but were less confident about the arrangements surrounding hospital discharge and […]

Emergency transport and ambulance services are an area of healthcare that has rapidly had to adapt in recent months. This has been particularly difficult for independent ambulance services. As part of the Emergency Support Framework, […]