The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated Hertfordshire County Council’s adult care service as ‘good’. The watchdog judged the way it works with partners, such as voluntary organisations, as ‘outstanding’. In January this year, the council was one of the first three in England to be assessed under the CQC’s new framework for assessing how well they are performing against their Care Act duties. The inspectors found that Hertfordshire’s adult care service has a “positive culture of continuing development”, where staff feel “well supported by their managers” with “strong, stable and effective s…