CQC says inspections suspended for covid-19 crisis will restart in autumn

Routine inspections of healthcare providers that were suspended during the covid-19 crisis will restart this autumn, England’s healthcare regulator has announced. The Care Quality Commission will also conduct inspections of higher risk providers over the summer, it announced. The CQC stopped all routine inspections of hospitals, GP surgeries, and care providers in March to allow services to focus on the covid-19 crisis.1 In the interim period...