In March we announced that Kate Terroni would be taking on the interim position of Deputy Chief Executive and stepping away from her role as Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care.
We are now delighted to announce that James Bullion will be joining CQC in the coming months as the new interim Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care and Integrated Care.
James is currently Executive Director of Adult Social Services (DASS) at Norfolk County Council, and a member of the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board. During his 6 years at Norfolk, he has overseen transformation of adult services with a strong focus on community development, strengthening social work and integrated services with NHS partners. In 2020-21 James was President of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), helping to support and advocate for people during the pandemic. James has recently been working for the Department of Health and Social Care on plans to ensure people can leave hospital when they are fit to do so.
James has also been working closely with CQC over the past year as ADASS' representative to support the development of our new assessments of local authorities.
Commenting on James' appointment, Kate Terroni, Interim Deputy Chief Executive at CQC said: "It's fantastic to have James join the team at the point we go live with our new powers to assess local authorities, as an experienced DASS and having been involved with the development of our approach."
James Bullion said: "I am delighted to be joining CQC at such an important time for the organisation, councils and people drawing on services as we strengthen the national assurance arrangements and reform social care. I am grateful to Norfolk for supporting this, and hope to bring my experience and understanding of being a DASS as well as my national work as ADASS past president and on social care discharge to the many talents in CQC."
We are awaiting confirmation of James' start date.