Transparency in care: visible ratings for health and care providers
Seeks views on draft regulations to make it a requirement for health and care providers rated by CQC to display their performance ratings.
The Care Act 2014 will give the Care Quality Commission (CQC) the power to assess health and social care providers’ performance and give each a rating. These ratings are designed to improve transparency by providing service users and the public with a clear statement about the quality and safety of care provided. The ratings will also incentivise providers to improve services.
The government believes that these ratings should be on display in all locations that provide care to ensure that providers are transparent about their performance.
The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on the proposal to make it a legal requirement for providers to display the performance rating given to them by the CQC.
The consultation document includes draft regulations to show how the changes would work in practice.