Inspection of Adult Services

• Who inspects social care, private and voluntary health care services in Tameside?
• Where can you have a look at inspection reports?
• Is there a local office of the National Care Standards Commission?
• Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI)

Who inspects social care, private and voluntary health care services in Tameside?

The Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) (www.csci.org.uk ):

• registers the private and voluntary care services that are required to meet national standards.
• inspects, assesses and reviews all care services in that area. This includes private and voluntary care services and local council Adult Services departments.
• publishes an inspection report detailing its findings after each inspection
• provides the local council with details of the number and quality of private and voluntary care services in their local area.
• deals with complaints about care service providers.
• from 2005 CSCI will review complaints about council Social Care and Health departments.

Where can you have a look at inspection reports?

The Commission publishes inspection reports on the above services.

If you have a query about a care home (residential and nursing home) you can also view inspection reports at ChoicE in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Is there a local office of the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI)?

The CSCI is a national organisation with an office in Manchester, responsible for the registration and inspection of services in Tameside:

Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI), 11th Floor, West Point 501, Chester Road, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 9HU
0161 880 2300 0161 880 2350 or enquiries.manchester@csci.gsi.gov.uk