Past consultations

These consultations are now closed.


Interim registration fees for providers of adult social care and independent health care

This consultation looked at the proposed fees scheme for independent health care and adult social care providers who will be registered under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 from 1 October 2010.

The consultation also set out the arrangements from 1 April to 30 September 2010 for:

  • continuing charges for registrations
  • variations and annual fees under the existing schemes

This consultation closed on 16 June 2010.

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Assessments of quality 2010/11

This consultation detailed how we propose to assess the quality of:

  • Councils and PCTs as commissioners
  • NHS trusts and PCTs as providers
  • Adult social care organisations as providers

It also outlined our plans for how we will report our findings and the special reviews we propose to carry out in 2010/11 and beyond.

The consultation closed on 27 April 2010. We will publish our final plans later in 2010.

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Equality and human rights scheme

This consultation set out how we propose to integrate equalities and human rights in everything we do. We asked for feedback specifically on:

  • our overall approach to embedding equalities and human rights
  • our human rights-based approach
  • our priorities for action
  • our action plans

This consultation closed 25 February 2010.

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Interim NHS registration fees

From April 2010, NHS providers must pay fees for their registration with CQC under the Health and Social Care Act 2008. This consultation set out our proposals for an interim scheme of fees for NHS providers, while the registration system is being phased in during 2010-2011.

In late 2010 we will consult on a single long term fee proposal for all health and social care effective from April 2011 onwards.

For this NHS Trust fees proposal, we asked for feedback specifically on:

  • our overall approach to regulatory fees
  • our fee model - how fees are calculated to take account of the different sizes and types of providers
  • the amounts of each fee.

This consultation closed 26 January 2010.

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Consultation on our strategy for 2010-15

From April next year, our work will revolve around our new strategic priorities. We asked for your views on how we should use our powers and resources to achieve the best possible care for people across England. The consultation document outlined:

  • the challenges we see;
  • what we're seeking to change as a result;
  • our five strategic priorities;
  • what we will do to achieve our aims;
  • how we will measure the outcomes for people who use services;

We also talked with people across the health and social care sector to get their views on our strategic priorities.

This consultation closed 24 December 2009.

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Children's health strategy

We consulted on our our strategic plan for:

  • our work on children’s and maternity services
  • safeguarding children in healthcare services

This consultation closed 30 October 2009.

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Consultation on mental health strategy

We asked for your views on what mental health issues we should focus on over the next five years. This consultation closed 7 September 2009.

Your responses have helped us to develop our action plan for our work on mental health.

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Consultation on new registration standards

On 1 June 2009, we launched a 12 week consultation on our draft guidance about compliance with new registration requirements.  The guidance is an important document which makes clear to providers what they must do to meet new registration requirements which will be set in law. The registration requirements are part of important changes being made to the way that health and adult social care is regulated in England. We think this will make regulation fairer and clearer for care providers, and make sure that services meet essential common standards of safety and quality.

We asked as many people and organisations as possible for their views on all aspects of this guidance. We are now reviewing and analysing the consultation responses and feeding them into the final document, which we will publish in early December.

Many questions were raised during the consultation period which we will share more widely. A set of frequently asked questions, and our responses to them, will be published soon on our website.

This consultation closed 24 August 2009. Guidance documents used for the consultation are available below.

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Consultation on user involvement

We asked a lot of people about what should go in our Voices into action statement. This paper says how we consulted people, what they told us and what we are going to do as a result:

This consultation closed 25 March 2009.

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Consultation on reviews in 2009/10

On 18 December 2008, we launched a 12 week consultation on our proposals for reviews in 2009/10. The consultation document gave an overview of our three types of review with proposals for how we will carry them out in 2009/10. The three types of review are:

  • Periodic reviews assessing health and adult social care commissioning by primary care trusts and adult social care departments within councils.
  • Periodic reviews of health and adult social care providers, such as hospitals and care homes.
  • Special reviews and studies on particular aspects of health and adult social care.

This consultation closed 12 March 2009. Following consultation, we have decided to carry out special reviews or studies on the following topics:

  • How well is the health and social care pathway working for people who have a stroke?
  • Meeting the healthcare needs of adults of all ages in care homes
  • Meeting the physical health needs of people with mental health problems and learning difficulties in hospital and residential settings
  • Health and social care for families with disabled children and young people

We will also be producing a combined report on the state of health and social care, including our findings in relation to operation of the Mental Health Act. 

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Care Quality Commission enforcement policy

On 24 October 2008, we launched a 12 week consultation on how we intend to use our enforcement powers, which include the Care Standards Act (CSA) 2000 powers and three new powers under the Health and Social Care Act 2008. The consultation document set out the draft enforcement policy. We invited comments on the policy and your suggestions to help us develop it.

During 2009/10 the enforcement powers in the 2008 Act will only apply to NHS providers in relation to healthcare-associated infection (HCAI). For other purposes, we will use the same powers and the same enforcement frameworks that the Healthcare Commission and CSCI use now (those in the CSA 2000). From 1 April 2010 health and adult social care providers, and in some cases managers, will be subject to the full range of powers under the 2008 Act.

This consultation closed 16 January 2009.

Read the Care Quality Commission enforcement policy

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