CQC considered bypassing ministers to hire new chief

By Emily Townsend2026-03-12T13:46:00

The Care Quality Commission considered recruiting a replacement for Sir Julian Hartley without government approval because of a four-month delay in getting it signed off, one of its non-executive directors told a board meeting.

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