Gill Hodgson-Reilly

Who Gill Hodgson-Reilly is

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 for this biography

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
5. 5.Fairfield General Hospital services require improvement after CQC inspection – Roch Valley Radio — Confirms her as deputy director of operations for the North West, demonstrating multi-region remit, June 2026
6. 6.Our media office – Care Quality Commission — Provides organisational press contact details (media.team@cqc.org.uk, 020 38 55 46 21)
7. 7.Visiting our London office – Care Quality Commission — Confirms CQC head office address: 2 Redman Place, London E20 1JQ

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 Gill Hodgson-Reilly has said

• “more work was needed to ensure people receive safe, consistent care”

  CQC's deputy director of operations in the North West · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 10 Oct 2026 · Salford Royal surgery unit fails to improve rating ↗

• “We saw some people waiting a long time for pain relief and one person had asked for a drink several times but never received one. They said they felt forgotten about and burdensome.”

  CQC deputy director of operations in the North East · A&E & ambulance response · 30 Sept 2026 · Watchdog downgrades Calderdale Royal Hospital A&E 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 · 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 ↗

Where Gill Hodgson-Reilly has been quoted

1. Salford Royal surgery unit fails to improve ratingaol.ca · 10 Oct 2026
2. Salford Royal surgery unit fails to improve ratingbbc.com · 10 Oct 2026
3. Watchdog downgrades Calderdale Royal Hospital A&E ratingbbc.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
4. Hospice celebrates Outstanding CQC ratingbdaily.co.uk · 27 Aug 2026
5. Teesside Hospice awarded ‘Outstanding’ in CQC inspectionteesbusiness.co.uk · 27 Aug 2026

Related media coverage

Recent UK press coverage of their topics — not necessarily citing them directly.

• Emergency doctor 'completely terrified' of looming winter pressures on NHSBBC
• Leaders in Care Awards 2026 | Lifetime Achievement: Care Homes winner revealedHome Care Insight
• GP architect of neighbourhood health reforms to leave NHS EnglandPulse Today

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

Organisational contact points only, each taken from a page the organisation publishes itself. No personal or direct contact details are held or shown.