Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Health – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 27 November 2012.
Norman Lamb
The Minister of State, Department of Health
11:30,
27 November 2012
The Care Quality Commission inspects all services. Of course, there is now a registration system for such services. The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to highlight the importance of ensuring that mental health services are regarded as just as important as physical health services, which has not always been the case.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care providers in England and it is responsible for developing and consulting on its methodology for assessing whether providers are meeting the registration requirements.
