CQC sets out lessons from first tranche of local authority adults’ services assessments

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has set out lessons from the first tranche of assessments of local authority adults’ services since it resumed performance checks in December 2023.
It said that support for carers was in need of improvement, while authorities also needed to enhance their understanding of population equality and diversity issues and use of data, though reablement was an area of strength.
CQC deputy directors Amanda Stride and Lella Andrews made the comments in a presentatio