Purpose of the CQC is register health and care providers (50% private and 50% independent providers); provide public assurance through inspection and promote improvements in care. Much of the statutory role is about compliance against the 34 quality statements, but increasingly the CQC are conveners, using their insight and data.

The organisation has a wealth of data and developed greater data processing and insight capability over the past five years.

The high level themes about care and health and bright into the ‘state of care’ reports that shines a light on particular aspects of the health and care sectors.

Increasingly over the past five years, Ian has led the organisation to be proactive, using the emerging concerns protocol , that brings national organisations together to tackle and support providers that have quality and leadership issues.

Ian describes his leadership roles across many sectors, his leadership style and hopes for the future.

Matthew Winn, podcast host and an experienced leader in healthcare in the UK.