Publications

State of Care 2024/25

24 October 2025

State of Care is our annual assessment of health care and social care in England.

The report looks at the trends, shares examples of good and outstanding care, and highlights where care needs to improve.

Recent publications

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Good practice in caring for people with dementia

This research looks at good practice in health and social care services when caring for people living with dementia.

Monitoring the Mental Health Act in 2024/25

This report presents the findings from CQC’s regulatory activity during 2024/25 of our statutory work under the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA).

Annual report and accounts 2023/2024

Our annual report and accounts look at our progress and performance in 2023/2024.

All publications

Types of publication

CQC publications

Major reports

We publish regular reports on care in England as well as our corporate activities.

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Surveys

We collect feedback on the experiences of people using NHS services.

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Themes in health and social care

These projects focus on areas such as types of care, particular groups of people or care pathways.

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External reports and research

Findings of reports about us or research we've commissioned.

State of Care

Read State of Care, our annual assessment of health and social care in England.

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Find out about the work that we are doing to improve our website's accessibility.

Order print publications

You can order printed copies of some of our leaflets and posters.