Gill Hodgson-ReillyRegulator

Biography

Gill Hodgson-Reilly is a Deputy Director of Operations at the Care Quality Commission (CQC), England's independent regulator of health and adult social care services. She has been quoted in press releases covering inspections across multiple CQC regions, including the North East, East of England, and North West. In this role she is the named CQC spokesperson on inspection findings relating to hospitals, care homes, and community services in her areas of responsibility. She is publicly identified with CQC's enforcement stance on provider safety, staffing shortfalls, and dignity in care, and has publicly called out services where residents were left in unsafe or undignified conditions. She has also praised services rated Outstanding, including end-of-life care providers judged to deliver exceptional person-centred care.

References

1. 1.CQC finds improvements are needed following inspection of urgent and emergency services at Calderdale Royal Hospital — Confirms role title 'CQC deputy director of operations in the north-east' and quotes her on staffing and patient safety concerns
2. 2.Teesside Hospice rated Outstanding by CQC – Gazette Live — Confirms role title and quotes her on Outstanding-rated end-of-life care service, August 2026
3. 3.CQC takes action to protect people at Norfolk care home — Confirms her as CQC deputy director of operations in the East of England and spokesperson on enforcement action
4. 4.CQC tells Huntingdon care home that it must make urgent improvements to keep people safe — Further confirms role title (East of England) and her public commentary on staffing and safeguarding failures

Expertise

Cited on

• Palliative & end of life care

Stated areas of expertise

• Health and social care regulation
• Care home inspection and enforcement
• Hospital urgent and emergency care oversight
• Provider safety and staffing standards
• Dignity in care
• End-of-life care quality

Notable achievements

• Named CQC spokesperson on enforcement action placing Windmill House, Norfolk into special measures after inspectors found repeat safety failures the provider had been warned about previously. Source ↗
• Named CQC spokesperson on the Outstanding rating awarded to Teesside Hospice following a June 2026 inspection, praising exceptional end-of-life care leadership. Source ↗
• Named CQC spokesperson on the inspection of urgent and emergency care at Calderdale Royal Hospital, publicly highlighting staffing shortages and patients waiting over 24 hours for treatment. Source ↗
• Named CQC spokesperson on the inadequate rating for Hill House care home in Huntingdon, citing failure to train staff and multiple safeguarding incidents not reported by the provider. Source ↗

What they’ve said

• “When we inspected Teesside Hospice, we found an exceptional service where staff and leaders worked hard to provide the best possible care to people at the end of their lives.”

  CQC deputy director of operations in the North East · Palliative & end of life care · 27 Aug 2026 · Hospice celebrates Outstanding CQC rating ↗

• “When we inspected Teesside Hospice, we found an exceptional service where staff and leaders worked hard to provide the best possible care to people at the end of their lives.”

  CQC deputy director of operations in the North East · Palliative & end of life care · 27 Aug 2026 · Teesside Hospice awarded ‘Outstanding’ in CQC inspection ↗

Source references

1. Hospice celebrates Outstanding CQC ratingbdaily.co.uk · 27 Aug 2026
2. Teesside Hospice awarded ‘Outstanding’ in CQC inspectionteesbusiness.co.uk · 27 Aug 2026

Contact & links

• Press office emailmedia.team@cqc.org.ukpublished here ↗
• Press office phone020 38 55 46 21published here ↗
• Staff pagehttps://www.cqc.org.uk/news/our-media-office

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