NHS Trust & Foundation Trust Ratings

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Dear Care Quality Commission,

Could you provide a list of all NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts CQC ratings, including a breakdown of the inspection area ratings please?

Yours faithfully,

A Thompson

Information Access, Care Quality Commission

Our Ref: CQC IAT 1718 0680

 

Dear A Thompson,

 

We acknowledge receipt of your correspondence dated 02 January 2018, in
which you made a request for information.

 

Your request is as follows:

 

“Could you provide a list of all NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts CQC
ratings, including a breakdown of the inspection area ratings please?”

 

CQC will consider your request in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

 

CQC will respond as soon as possible, but in any event, within 20 working
days following date of receipt of your correspondence as required by FOIA.

 

You can therefore expect a response no later than the close of business on
30 January 2018. We will write to you if we are unable to meet this
deadline.

 

The information you have requested may be subject to an exemption from the
right to know. Should this occur, we will fully explain the reasons why
when we respond.

 

Yours sincerely

 

The Information Access Team

 

 

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Information Access, Care Quality Commission

 

Dear Sir or Madam

 

Our Ref: CQC IAT 1718 0680

 

We write in response to your correspondence of 02 January 2018 in which
you asked for information. We have processed this in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 where you stated

 

“Could you provide a list of all NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts CQC
ratings, including a breakdown of the inspection area ratings please?”

 

Our main obligation under the legislation is to confirm whether we do or
do not hold the requested information.

 

In accordance with section 1(1) of FOIA we are able to confirm that CQC
does hold recorded information in relation to this matter and this is
available from our website. Please see later as we explain how you can
obtain this under the heading Advice and Assistance.

 

The purpose of FOIA is to ensure transparency and accountability in the
public sector. It seeks to achieve this by providing anyone, anywhere in
the world, with the right to access recorded information held by, or on
behalf of, a public authority.

 

Recorded information includes printed documents, computer files, letters,
emails, photographs, and sound or video recordings.

 

Public authorities spend money collected from taxpayers, and make
decisions that can significantly affect many people’s lives. Access to
information helps the public make public authorities accountable for their
actions and allows public debate to be better informed and more
productive.

 

The main principle behind FOIA is that people have a right to know about
the activities of public authorities, unless there is a good reason for
them not to.

 

A disclosure under FOIA is described as “applicant blind” meaning that it
is a disclosure into the public domain, not to any one individual.

 

This means that everyone has a right to access official information.
Disclosure should be the default – in other words, information should be
kept private only when there is a good reason and it is permitted by FOIA.

 

An applicant does not need to give a reason for wanting the information.
On the contrary, the public authority must justify refusing the
information.

 

Public authorities are required to treat all requests equally, except
under some limited circumstances. The information someone can access under
FOIA should not be affected by who they are, whether they are journalists,
local residents, public authority employees, or foreign researchers.

 

Advice and assistance

 

Under section 16 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (and in accordance
with the section 45 code of practice) we have a duty to provide you with
reasonable advice and assistance.

 

As indicated earlier, this information can be obtained from our web-site.
We attach the link herewith for your attention.

 

[1]http://www.cqc.org.uk/about-us/transpare...

In order to access the information please:-

Scroll down to “Care Directory with ratings”. This may take time to open
as it is a large piece of information.

Go to column “C” and de-select “All” and select “No” and click “OK”

Now locate column “D” de-select “All” and select “NHS Healthcare
Organisations” and click “OK”.

Column “R” has the latest inspection ratings which you will be able to
peruse. You will see that we award ratings on a four-point scale:
outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate.

You can further filter if you wish in respect of all of the ratings if for
example you wished to see all of the “Outstanding” ratings. De-select
“All” and select “Outstanding” and click “OK”

The filtering facility allows applicants to have a bespoke set of data.

We hope this information and data set if of assistance for you. However,
if you need any independent advice about individual’s rights under
information legislation you can contact the Information Commissioner’s
Office (ICO).

The ICO is the UK’s independent authority set up to uphold information
rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and
data privacy for individuals.

 

The contact details for the ICO are detailed below.

 

There is useful information on the ICO website explaining how individuals
can access official information:

 

[2]www.ico.org.uk/for-the-public/official-information

 

CQC Complaints and Internal Review procedure

 

If you are not satisfied with our handling of your request, then you may
request an internal review.

 

Please clearly indicate that you wish for a review to be conducted and
state the reason(s) for requesting the review.

 

Please be aware that the review process will focus upon our handling of
your request and whether CQC have complied with the requirements of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. The internal review process should not be
used to raise concerns about the provision of care or the internal
processes of other CQC functions.

 

If you are unhappy with other aspects of the CQC's actions, or of the
actions of registered providers, please see our website for information on
how to raise a concern or complaint:

 

[3]www.cqc.org.uk/contact-us

 

To request a review please contact:

 

Information Access

Care Quality Commission

Citygate

Gallowgate

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 4PA

 

E-mail: [4][CQC request email]

 

Further rights of appeal exist to the Information Commissioner’s Office
under section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 once the internal
appeals process has been exhausted.

 

The contact details are:

 

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

SK9 5AF

 

Telephone Helpline: 01625 545 745

Website: [5]www.ico.org.uk

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Information Access team

Governance and Legal Services

Customer & Corporate Services Directorate

Care Quality Commission
Citygate

Gallowgate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4PA

 

The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and
adult social care services in England. [6]www.cqc.org.uk. For general
enquiries, call the National Customer Service Centre (NCSC) on 03000
616161 or email [7][email address].

 

Statutory requests for information made under access to information
legislation such as the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 should be sent to: [8][CQC request email]

 

 

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