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Dr Arun Chopra has been appointed as the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) first Chief Inspector of Mental Health.

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting MP, has named his preferred candidate for the next Chair of CQC.

CQC has appointed Professor Aidan Fowler as Interim Chief Inspector of Healthcare covering Secondary and Specialist Care and Primary and Community Care. Aidan is currently National Director of Patient Safety in England at NHS England (NHSE), and a Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).