Chairman Of ICG And Saint Cecilia's Care Group Welcomes CQC “State Of Care” Report

Increasing reliance on very small home care services poses risks to provision, warns CQC

An increasing reliance on very small home care services poses risks to provision, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned. The proportion of domiciliary care services providing care to four people or fewer grew by seven percentage points to more than 28% over the past two years, the CQC reported in its latest State of Care report, published last week. The increasing numbers of micro-providers helped drive an 11% rise in the number of home c…

CQC State of Care 2024/25: What It Tells Us About the Sector Providers Are Navigating

The overall message of this year’s Care Quality Commission report into the State of Care report is stark. The CQC makes clear that without significant investment in both capacity and capability, the system cannot deliver the transformations envisioned in the Government’s ten-year health plan.    Demand for care is rising faster than the sector can respond. Local authority budgets have not kept pace with the growing complexity and volume of need,…

Chairman Of ICG And Saint Cecilia's Care Group Welcomes CQC “State Of Care” Report

The Independent Care Group (ICG), which represents independent adult social care providers across North Yorkshire and York, has welcomed the publication of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) annual State of Care report for 2024/25 – calling it a “clear and urgent warning” about the fragility of the health and social care system. Mike Padgham, Chair of the ICG and Saint Cecilia’s Care Group in Scarborough, commented: “We very much welcome this r…