CQC is working closely with the adult social care sector in developing a new system to replace quality ratings (star ratings) for registered social care services.
The current quality ratings system will cease ahead of the new registration system and new standards, which come into force on 1 October under the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
CQC has already begun talks with stakeholders to discuss how a new system might work. It will also draw on feedback from the recent consultation on assessments of quality in 2010-11 and will launch a further programme of work later this year to develop different options.
Key inspections due to take place between now and September would be brought forward. By the end of June, CQC will have completed key inspections at all “poor” services and at all “good” and “excellent” services that have not been inspected for three years. Current ratings can be changed as a result of these inspections.
Until 1 October, CQC will continue to conduct risk-based inspections when it receives information indicating concerns about safety and will continue to publish the inspection reports on its website. These may be key inspections, which could result in change to a rating, or a random inspection, which will not involve a rating.
CQC will also inspect services if it needs further information to assess applications to re-register under the new registration system.
From 1 October, inspections will be conducted under the new model of regulation to assess compliance with the new essential standards of quality and safety. Findings from inspections will be published on the social care services directory.
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