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<p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult
social care in England. Under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (the 2008 Act) all
providers of regulated activities, including National Health Service and independent
providers, have to register with the CQC and meet a set of requirements of safety
and quality.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC is currently introducing a new system of inspection
of social care providers. This new system of inspection will be structured around
five key questions that matter most to people – are the services safe, caring, effective,
well-led and responsive to people's needs. The new inspections will make more use
of people's views and will use expert inspection teams involving people who have personal
experience of care. The CQC has been piloting this new approach in 252 of social care
providers since April 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also working with the
CQC to develop fundamental standards, which will set out the line below which care
should never fall – they will be requirements that all providers of health and social
care registered with the CQC must meet. The CQC will be able to take action including
prosecution where providers are not meeting these standards. These fundamental standards
will apply to all registered providers across health and adult social care.</p><p>
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