State of Care - annual assessment from CQC

State of Care
CQC 10 October 2017

• Annual assessment of health and social care in England. The report looks at the trends, highlights examples of good and outstanding care, and identifies factors that maintain high-quality care. 
• Includes an interactive map of ratings of hospitals, adult social care and GP services in England as at 31 July 2017

Developing trusted assessment schemes: ‘essential elements’

Developing trusted assessment schemes: ‘essential elements’
NHS Improvement July 2017

• This guide describes how local systems could implement trusted assessment, a key element of best practice in reducing delays to transfers of care between hospital and home, and part of the high impact change model for managing transfers.