CQC Local System Review Programme Expanded

The CQC has written to local system leaders in six local authority areas where they will be undertaking new or follow-up reviews exploring how older people move between health and adult social care services.

Formerly requested by the Secretaries of State for Health and Social Care and for Housing, Communities and Local Government; this further tranche follows on from the first round of reviews, covering 20 local authorities.

The CQC will be reviewing and reporting on three new areas by the end of December 2018:

• Staffordshire
• Leeds
• Reading

They have also been asked to choose three local system areas, from those looked at in 2017/18, to follow up on progress made.  The three follow-up areas are:

• Stoke-on-Trent
• York
• Oxfordshire

Ian Trenholm, our Chief Executive, said “This further request by Government is testament to the work we have done understanding the local pressures and challenges across health and care systems.

“As the ‘Beyond Barriers’ report laid bare, our intention is that this next round of reviews will provide an important picture of what is working well; the barriers that may be preventing local people and organisations from working together effectively; and, most importantly, the impact this has on those who depend on health and care services.

“We look forward to sharing and building on the local good practice we have seen so far, for the benefit of the people that local authorities and health organisations support.”