Since October 2017, CQC and NHS Improvement have worked together on the reporting and rating of Use of Resources (UoR) assessments in non-specialist acute trusts and awarding of a combined quality and resources rating for those trusts receiving a UoR assessment. The ratings are published in the provider-level inspection report along with a summary of the findings about how well the trust is using its resources, highlighting any areas that need to improve and any outstanding practice identified during the use of resources assessment.
These ratings began to be published in 2018 and are now presented along with the other domain ratings for NHS non-specialist acute providers.