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Should the Care Quality Commission (CQC) run the new official care homes rating system?

03 Apr 2013

Dr Jennifer Dixon, chief executive at Nuffield Trust
YES An official care homes rating system looks set to return after a review by the Nuffield Trust found people have been “left in the dark” over the quality of care homes, hospitals and GP practices. The care regulator, the Care...

Frank Ursell, chief executive of the Registered Nursing Home Association (RNHA)
NO Frank Ursell, chief executive of the Registered Nursing Home Association (RNHA), supports the proposal of a “well-managed, transparent and consistent ratings system” as a good way of helping the public to assess the quality........