In April 2025, only 32 CQC inspection reports were published for general practices across England.

Behind that small number lies a more worrying trend. When we looked at the time between inspection and publication, we found delays that far exceed what is reasonable. The average delay was 149 days; the longest stretched to 433 days – over a year. Even the shortest report took more than a month to appear.

Read more – Management in Practice (5/6/25)