The resignation of Sir Julian Hartley, Chief Executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), has sent shockwaves through England’s health and social care landscape. His decision comes in the wake of an independent inquiry into maternity services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT), the very organisation he led for...

Mandatory care worker courses and training: CQC requirements - The Mandatory Training Group receives many enquiries regarding the Care Quality Commission's (CQC's) requirements for mandatory and statutory training for care workers in England. In this article, Lewis Normoyle outlines the courses considered mandatory for care workers and how they relate...