The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has recently published their 2010-15 action plan for the regulation of mental health services.

The plan aligns the CQC’s corporate strategy for 2010-15 which was published in February, setting out their overall direction and priorities for regulation and Improvement in health and social care.

The action plan sets out the priorities that CQC have identified through consultation and engagement where it is thought a difference can be made to services for people with mental health needs. The plan covers the range of regulated sectors and service settings in this field, encompassing a whole life approach. CQC recognise in particular the importance of taking a whole systems approach to the regulation of this sector because of how crucial integrated, joined up working is to promoting recovery from mental ill health and to ensuring positive social, economic and quality of life outcomes.

The plan can be downloaded from the CQC website here: http://www.cqc.org.uk/aboutcqc/whatwedo.cfm