| Thank you to everyone who has completed our clinical searches survey asking for feedback on the suite of clinical searchesdeveloped by CQC which are now routinely used when carrying out inspections of GP practices. We've now extended the survey until 31 December 2022. If you're a GP practice and have not yet completed the survey, we encourage you to do so. This will help us to ensure that the clinical searches are relevant and useful for practices. We had previously shared that we would introduce our new regulatory approach in January 2023. Following a full review of our timelinewe have decidedthiswill not happen until later in 2023. Earlier this year we laid out our approach to how and when we would take the next steps in delivering our strategy.Following a review, we have shared an update on our website setting out the approach we will take in 2023. The CQC fees scheme for providers, which covers our costs of provider regulation, including registration, monitoring and inspection will not change next year in 2023/24. This means that, for many providers, your fees will have remained the same for the last four years, unless you have changed your registration for example, by adding locations or service types. As in previous years, NHS trusts, NHS GPs and community social care providers may also see a change to their fees from April 2023 (up or down), as we update the variables (turnover, list size, number of people using the service) used to calculate their fees. Since there is no change to our fees scheme, we will not be consulting on fees for provider regulation this year. In a new blog,Mary Cridge, Director of Adult Social Care and Mandy Williams, interim Director of Integration, Inequalities and Improvement at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) update on the work we have been doing to develop our approach to local authority and integrated care system assessments We've also published a podcast in which CQC colleagues and the local authorities involved in the test and learn activity reflect on the experience and shared learning. If you'd like to stay up to date with our work in all things systems, including integrated care system and local authority assessment, sign up to be added to our mailing list. The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) has been commissioned by theNational Wound Care Strategy Programmeto develop a generic information standard that can help improve theassessment, prevention, management, and treatment ofpressure ulcers, lower limb (leg and foot) and surgical woundsfor children and adults. They'd like your views on their draft information standard which is based on feedback so far. The survey takes about 10 minutes and closes 9am on 3 January 2023. About Me information is the most important details that a person wants to share with professionals in health and social care. The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) has published a standard outlining how About Me information should be documented and shared in health and care records. They've launched a campaignto raise awareness - you can join in using #CareAboutMe. It highlights thebenefits of having an About Me profile in a person's record, especially those from vulnerable groups and people with a learning disability. Catch up with our recent webinars in which we introduce our regulatory leadership team and set out how our operational teams are changing. The issue of pork ingredients in some vaccines has raised concerns among some groups. In regards to the MMR vaccine, in the UK there are two types:MMR VaxPro and Priorix.Priorix does not contain gelatine and is as safe and effective as MMR VaxPro. More information can be found here. We've fully revised our mythbuster on pre-travel health services to incorporate up-to-date resources and advice. Protect yourself and others from vaccine-preventable winter viruses. You can get your free flu vaccine and a COVID-19 booster if you are a frontline health and social care worker. Find out more. | 