@Phaedra that royally sucks.
The NHS desperately needs a massive reform in order to focus the funds on getting the job done but the CQC holds a very necessary role in ensuring the standards we expect are upheld. I know of many care facilities that were closed because the CQC required such a level of changes the company found it better value to close the centre. I’ve also seen first hand the panic an audit can create.
I can’t imagine these cuts will be a major event politically, the Right sided parties all want a leaner government, so cuts to this extent will go down well with them, the Left will complain but there’s not enough to make a significant noise.
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Mark