You can use our data to build systems that help people find out about the health and social care options available to them.
You can access our data through our API and by downloading pre-prepared data sheets listing information such as registered locations and information about registered managers.
You can also use our widgets to display ratings information on your site.
Our data is made available under the Open Government Licence. By using it you are accepting the conditions of this licence. If you use our data, you should also acknowledge on your site or service that you are using CQC information.
API changes
Our API has migrated. Make sure the URLs you use to access our data begin with: https://api.service.cqc.org.uk
Users will now need to authenticate. Authentication helps us understand how people use our API and make sure that it fits with your needs. It also means that we can tell you about any future changes.
These changes are to add support for our new single assessment framework.
If you have questions about the changes, email syndicationAPI@cqc.org.uk.
Our API includes a list of all active and inactive providers and locations.
You can also retrieve information relating to individual providers and locations, including:
- The name and address of the service
- The date their registration under the Health & Social Care Act started and ended (if applicable)
- The type of organisation (e.g. social care, NHS healthcare)
- Any information on linked organisations (such as when a location was previously run by a different provider)
- The regulated activities registered
- Service types and specialisms (for locations only)
- Latest ratings and report publication dates
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The data our API accesses is updated daily. This is the same frequency as the information about services on this website.
The API no longer supports TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1. Please make sure your API client uses TLS 1.2 or higher in order to connect.
If you want to give feedback or ask questions about the API, please email syndicationapi@cqc.org.uk.
Data sheets
We also make selected information available for download as spreadsheets.
Locations regulated by CQC
This file contains a complete list of the places in England where care is regulated by CQC.
It includes every hospital, care home, GP, dentist and home care agency in England as well as other types of service like ambulances, prison care services and hospices.
The file does not contain email addresses. It does include links to websites, which can be used to find email addresses where providers have chosen to publish them.
We usually update this file once a week.
Follow @CQCsyndication on Twitter to find out when new files are published.
Care directory files
Issues with our care directory files
We are currently moving to a new digital system to store and update our directory of care services. This has caused some delays generating the files we publish on this page in their usual format. We are working to resolve these issues as soon as we can.
As a result of the change to our systems, some updates are currently taking longer than usual to be reflected in the data in these files. For example, the cancellation of provider registrations.
We will publish an update here once we have completed the change in systems.
Care directory with filters
This file contains details of registered managers and care home bed numbers.
It also allows you to easily filter by the regulated activities, service types or service user bands.
We usually update this file once a month.
Care directory with ratings
This file contains details of the latest rating for each service.
We usually update this file once a month.
We identified some cases where core service ratings awarded to providers of hospital services were missing in our care directory files. We fixed this issue in summer 2023. If you are using files from the archive of the ‘care directory with ratings’ from before September 2023, some core service ratings will be missing.
See also: CQC register: nominated individuals, managers and regulated activities.
Archived locations
This file contains details of locations that were previously regulated by CQC and have since been archived.
A location can be archived for a number of reasons, and not necessarily because the service has closed. For example, it may have re-registered because the provider has made changes to its legal structure or changed address.
Need more information?
If you need additional information that we haven't provided in the csv file, you can email mirequests@cqc.org.uk.
Help with the CQC widget
You can get help with using the widget and find the answers to frequently asked questions at the link below.
Share your care reviews partnerships
We also partner with other websites to capture peoples reviews and comments about health and care services.