The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and social care in England. We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, caring, well-led and responsive care, and we encourage care services to improve. We monitor, inspect and regulate services to make sure they meet fundamental standards of quality and safety and we publish what we find to help people choose care.My role within CQC includes: • Strategic communications• Line management • Co-production and engagement lead • Audience insight and analysis • Evaluation and measurement • Employee engagement • Events management • Leadership/ executive engagement communications • Change management/ change communications• Culture and behaviour• Management communications • Project management

• Responsible for internal/ external communications and public relations within South Beds and Herts• Social marketing• Local awareness campaigns • Media relations• Digital communications • Patient involvement- supporting the involvement of patients and carers affected by cancer in the development and planning of cancer services, and the improvement of patient experience and outcomes.