Care Quality Commission (CQC)
Agency/Public Body
The register writes this name in capitals: CARE QUALITY COMMISSION (CQC).
- Sector
- Central government and public bodies
- Agreements as applicant
- 3
- In term in September 2026
- 1
- Distinct datasets
- 20
- Files released
- 1,920
- Latest agreement end date
- 12 September 2026
Files released counts only files released externally by DARS. Access granted in NHS England's own systems, such as its Secure Data Environment, is not included.
Agreements
| Agreement | Datasets | Files | Latest term | Status | Commercial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CQC agreement for HES, MHSDS, MSDS, CSDS and ECDS and associated datasets DARS-NIC-359603-D2Q6M | 19 | 1,918 | 20 June 2025 to 12 September 2026 | In term | No |
| NHSE UDAL - CQC DARS-NIC-755472-Y7C7F | 6 | 0 | 23 August 2024 to 22 August 2026 | Expired | No |
| IPSOS CQC COVID-19 inpatients study DARS-NIC-390964-G8W3R | 2 | 2 | 17 July 2020 to 16 January 2021 | Expired | No |
Also listed as a data controller
Agreements where Care Quality Commission (CQC) is named as a data controller rather than the applicant. This is matched from the free-text controller field on each agreement, so a controller recorded under a different spelling of the name won't appear here.
| Agreement | Applicant | Latest term | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CQC Adult Inpatient Survey Bespoke HES Extraction DARS-NIC-407121-Z8K8K | Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd | 18 March 2021 to 17 March 2022 | Expired |
Datasets named in its agreements
- Bridge file: Hospital Episode Statistics to Mental Health Minimum Data Set
- Civil Registrations of Death
- Civil Registrations of Death - Secondary Care Cut
- Community Services Data Set (CSDS)
- Demographics
- Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS)
- HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Accident and Emergency
- HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Admitted Patient Care
- HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Outpatients
- HES:Civil Registration (Deaths) bridge
- Hospital Episode Statistics Accident and Emergency (HES A and E)
- Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care (HES APC)
- Hospital Episode Statistics Critical Care (HES Critical Care)
- Hospital Episode Statistics Outpatients (HES OP)
- MSDS (Maternity Services Data Set) v1.5
- MSDS (Maternity Services Data Set) v2.0
- Mental Health Minimum Data Set (MHMDS)
- Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS)
- Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) v5.0
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Data Set (MHLDDS)
Cite this page
NHS England (2026) Data Uses Register, September 2026 edition, agreements naming Care Quality Commission (CQC). Read via NHS Data Access Explorer (unofficial), https://healthdatauses.uk/organisations/care-quality-commission-cqc/ (accessed [date]).
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