The Care Quality Commission approach
From September 2023 all 153 councils across the country will be assessed once every two years by the Care Quality commission (CQC).
Councils will receive an overall rating either ‘outstanding’, ‘good’, ‘requires improvement’, or ‘inadequate’ after they have been inspected.
Each theme below will be scored from 1 to 4.
1 being 'significant shortfalls' and 4 being 'exceeds expectation'. Then, an overall rating will be given.
Councils will also be scored on:
- Assessing needs
- Supporting healthier lives
- Equity in experiences and outcomes
- Care provision, integration, and continuity
- Partnerships and communities
- Safe systems, pathways, and transitions
- Safeguarding
- Governance, management, and sustainability
Assessments will include virtual checks, meetings, face to face assessments and visits, with feedback from those who give and receive care.
The CQC Assessment focuses on four quality assurance themes. It looks at how local authorities:
- Work with people: supporting them to live healthier lives with prevention, wellbeing, information, and advice.
- Provide support: market shaping, commissioning, workforce equality, integration, and partnerships.
- Ensure safety: safeguarding, safe systems, and continuity of care.
- Handle leadership and workforce: capable, compassionate leaders, learning, improvement, and innovation.
Sefton Councils inspection is due in Early 2025 – we will publish our rating and further information here once this is complete.
Find out more on how all local authorities are inspected and assessed by CQC
Documents
| Care Quality Commission Plan Easy Read |  (pdf 721KB) |
| About the CQC Easy Read | (pdf 1.97MB) |
| ASC preparing for CQC inspection | (pdf 137KB) |
| ASC Self Assessment Easy Read | (pdf 4.6MB) |