DATA & LICENSING

Built on authoritative CQC open data.

CareDex’s credibility is the data’s credibility. Here’s exactly what we ingest, how current it is, and the licence it’s used under.

What we ingest

Three official CQC feeds.

WEEKLY

Directory CSV

The complete register of registered locations — name, provider, service types, region, local authority and bed count.

Re-ingested in full every week
MONTHLY

Ratings ODS

Overall and five-domain CQC ratings — Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, Well-led — with full historical record.

Re-ingested in full every month
2×/DAY

Syndication API

Registration, rating and ownership changes the CQC publishes — the heartbeat behind every CareDex alert.

Delta updates pulled twice daily (07:00 & 19:00 UTC)
Coverage

England, in full.

56,812
Active registered locations
5
CQC rating domains tracked
Full
Registration & rating history
Licensing & compliance

Open data, used properly.

We use CQC data strictly within the terms it’s published under, with attribution on every page and every export — and we hold a firm line on personal data.

Our commitments
OGL v3Licensed open data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Care Quality Commission.
IndependentNot affiliated. CareDex is an independent service, not affiliated with or endorsed by the CQC.
GDPRNo personal data exposed. We never publish registered-manager names or other personal data — only organisational, location and rating information.
AttributionIt travels with the data. Every CSV export carries the OGL attribution line so your use stays compliant downstream.

Data you can stand behind.

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