Chris Badger: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- CQC's chief inspector of adult social care and integrated care
- Quoted on
- Adult social care & reform, Unpaid carers, Dementia
- Tracked press citations
- 16
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 29 Sept 2026
“At this inspection, we found City of York Council requires improvement in how it's delivering adult social care for people living in the area. While we saw some committed staff who wanted to do their best for people, there were significant shortfalls in areas that need immediate attention.”
What Chris Badger has said
“People who use the service, and their families, also have a real say in how things are run, from helping choose which organisations should deliver care, to shaping future plans for unpaid carers.”
CQC's chief inspector of adult social care and integrated care · Adult social care & reform · 30 Sept 2026 · 'Good' rating for city's adult social care service ↗
“At this inspection, we found North East Lincolnshire Council needed to make improvements in how it's providing people with access to adult social care and support for people living in the area. While we saw strong partnership working and genuine commitment to person-centred care, the local authority does have further work to do to ensure people are consistently receiving the support they need.”
CQC's chief inspector of adult social care and integrated care · Adult social care & reform · 30 Sept 2026 · Adult Social Care services inspection highlights 'many positives' with 'areas of improvement' being tackled ↗
“inspectors had concerns about the treatment of unpaid carers after some said that 'delays in support for the person they cared for worsened their own health and wellbeing'”
CQC's chief inspector of adult social care · Unpaid carers · 30 Sept 2026 · Unpaid carers suffering over lack of support - CQC ↗
“We found an authority which wasn't far off from providing good access to services in all the areas we looked at. It had strong leaders who were aware of the challenges they faced, and were on an improvement journey to ensure people have more positive experiences of adult social care. Leaders understand what needs to change and have started building the right foundations to deliver better support.”
CQC's chief inspector of adult social care and integrated care · Adult social care & reform · 30 Sept 2026 · Council’s Adult Social Care work praised in first CQC assessment ↗
“the council needed to focus on improving people's access to care and support pathways and making this consistent and equitable for all”
CQC chief inspector · Adult social care & reform · 30 Sept 2026 · North Northamptonshire adult social care 'requires improvement' ↗
“Fairness was a clear strength in Lambeth. This is especially important in one of London's most ethnically diverse boroughs. Leaders had developed services for communities whose needs are too often overlooked, including specialist residential care for Asian and Jewish communities, accommodation for LGBTQ+ residents, and culturally specific peer support for people from African and Caribbean backgrounds.”
CQC's chief inspector of adult social care and integrated care · Adult social care & reform · 30 Sept 2026 · Inspectors praise Lambeth Council’s adult social care services ↗
“As Salford is the 19th most deprived area out of 153 in England, and the third most deprived in Greater Manchester, it's important that leaders have more oversight of the services they are delivering... This wasn't happening, which was putting people at risk of harm and giving them a reduced quality of life.”
CQC's chief inspector of adult social care and integrated care · Adult social care & reform · 30 Sept 2026 · We will fix adult social care failings, mayor says after damning report ↗
“People gave us mixed feedback about their assessments and care planning. Some told us they felt listened to and understood, and staff explained options clearly. Others felt they had to push to have their views heard, particularly when trying to avoid options they didn't feel were right for them, such as going into residential care.”
CQC chief inspector of adult social care and integrated care · Adult social care & reform · 30 Sept 2026 · City’s adult social care rated ‘requires improvement’ ↗
“In one example, a person living with dementia had been permanently moved into a care home. There was nobody involved to advocate on their behalf about whether this was what they wanted.”
CQC · Adult social care & reform · 30 Sept 2026 · Council told to improve adult social care services ↗
“significant and prolonged leadership instability had affected its ability to deliver consistently good access to adult social care”
CQC's chief inspector of adult social care and integrated care · Adult social care & reform · 30 Sept 2026 · 'Serious concerns' over adult social care provision ↗
“During our assessment at the City of Wolverhampton Council, we found a local authority working in partnership to meet people's individual needs. We found leaders had embedded a positive culture of continuous learning and improvement.”
Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care and Integrated Care, Care Quality Commission · Adult social care & reform · 30 Sept 2026 · Adult social care services rated Good by inspectors ↗
“During our inspection of Kirklees Council, we found strong partnership working that delivers real benefits to those living in Kirklees. We also heard people felt listened to and valued, with the authority actively seeking feedback from people with lived experience of using services. However, it does have further work to do to ensure people are consistently receiving the support they need.”
CQC's chief inspector of adult social care and integrated care · Adult social care & reform · 30 Sept 2026 · CQC publishes report on Kirklees Council adult social care services ↗
“The literature is really clear that the quality of training for staff is really, really important”
Care Quality Commission adult social care chief inspector · Dementia · 29 Sept 2026 · CQC seeks views ahead of new dementia guidance ↗
“significant leadership changes over the last few years, which had impacted on people's access to good adult social care across the county. While we saw some dedicated staff delivering person-centred care, too many people were facing unacceptable delays getting the support they needed, which was having a negative effect on their health.”
CQC chief inspector of adult social care and integrated care · Adult social care & reform · 8 Sept 2026 · CQC issues second ‘inadequate’ social care rating ↗
“We found a mixed picture of people's experiences accessing adult social care services, with inconsistencies that need to be addressed.”
Chief inspector of adult social care at the CQC · Adult social care & reform · 8 Sept 2026 · CQC slams county for ‘inconsistencies’ in adult social care ↗
Where Chris Badger has been quoted
- York reaffirms its commitment to improving adult social careyork.gov.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- 'Good' rating for city's adult social care servicebbc.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Adult Social Care services inspection highlights 'many positives' with 'areas of improvement' being tacklednelincs.gov.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Unpaid carers suffering over lack of support - CQCbbc.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Council’s Adult Social Care work praised in first CQC assessmentwestmorlandandfurness.gov.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- North Northamptonshire adult social care 'requires improvement'bbc.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Inspectors praise Lambeth Council’s adult social care serviceslove.lambeth.gov.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- We will fix adult social care failings, mayor says after damning reportbbc.com · 30 Sept 2026
- City’s adult social care rated ‘requires improvement’lgcplus.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Council told to improve adult social care servicesbbc.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- 'Serious concerns' over adult social care provisionbbc.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Adult social care services rated Good by inspectorswolverhampton.gov.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- CQC publishes report on Kirklees Council adult social care serviceskirkleestogether.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- CQC seeks views ahead of new dementia guidancethecarehomeenvironment.com · 29 Sept 2026
- CQC issues second ‘inadequate’ social care ratinglgcplus.com · 8 Sept 2026
- CQC slams county for ‘inconsistencies’ in adult social carelgcplus.com · 8 Sept 2026
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