Date: 14 Dec 2025
ASPC Response to the CQC Consultation on the Assessment, Inspection, Reporting and Ratings Framework
The Association of Surgeons in Primary care (ASPC)
welcomed the opportunity to respond to the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
consultation, as this consultation marks an important moment as CQC rebuilds their methods of working in order to get back on track and deliver effective
regulation.
We want to start by acknowledging the effort that has
gone into recognising what went wrong previously, including learning from the
Dash, Richards and Care Provider Alliance reviews. This consultation sets out
an intention to evolve and improve the assessment of health and care providers,
and we support that objective, while also wishing to highlight significant
concerns that must be addressed if the new framework is to be credible,
consistent and fair.
The changes proposed to the assessment framework,
sector-specific frameworks, rating characteristics, and more precise supporting
questions, reflect some of the strengths of the previous KLOEs. However, some
of the previous ways of working required fundamental change, and it is
essential that this opportunity is not missed.
The
ASPC sees this consultation as a vital opportunity for the CQC to rebuild
trust, improve equity, and ensure that regulation is fair, transparent and
proportionate.
We
strongly encourage the CQC to incorporate the concerns and solutions outlined
above.
For our full reply please click on the document's name below:
ASPC-Working-Alone-Statement.pdf