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Care Homes and Health Services: Inspections

Asked by Esther McVeyConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 22 April 2026UIN 127066

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds information on how many Care Quality Commission inspections of (a) hospitals, (b) nursing and care homes, (c) GP practices, (d) dentists, (e) hospitals and (f) local authorities took place (i) in person and (ii) remotely in each of the last three years.

Answered by Dr Zubir Ahmed

The table attached shows how many Care Quality Commission inspections of hospitals, dental practices, general practices, nursing and residential care homes, and local authorities took place from 2023 to the year to date in 2026. The data cannot accurately be broken down by ‘in person’ or ‘remotely’ so figures may combine both types of regulatory activity.

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