Information about healthcare services

In this section you can find out how well your local healthcare organisations are performing and see the results of our reviews of different types of NHS services. There is also detailed information that can help when making decisions about healthcare, advice on what to consider when choosing private medical treatment, and links to other useful websites.

  • Overall performance

    Search and compare performance ratings of NHS trusts, information about independent (private or voluntary) healthcare organisations

  • Focus on local services

    Maternity, diabetes, mental health, heart surgery, services for people with learning difficulties, services for children and young people and other topics

  • The Care Quality Commission replaced the Healthcare Commission, the Commission for Social Care Inspection and the Mental Health Act Commission in April 2009. Where the following pages of this website refers to "we" or "our assessments" this is a reference to the Healthcare Commission up until 31 March 2009 and to the Care Quality Commission from 1 April 2009.