Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure NHS contractors such as HealthHarmonie are regularly monitored.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) registers, inspects, and monitors health and care providers in England.

Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for assuring the quality, effectiveness, and value of the services they commission for their populations.

ICBs assess provider performance through a range of mechanisms, including contract management arrangements, quality and safety indicators, operational performance measures, patient outcomes and experience data, financial oversight, and information from regulators such as the CQC.

HealthHarmonie Limited is a provider that runs services at Highfield Road. This new location was registered with the CQC on 27 February 2024 and has not yet been assessed. The CQC is prioritising their regulatory activity including for services that have been registered for one year or more that have not been assessed.