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Birch Abbey

55 Alexandra Road, Southport, PR9 9HD

Requires improvementpublished 9 April 2025, 16 months ago

Rated Requires improvement: inspectors found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it what to change.

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on Birch Abbey on 5 August 2022. We are still reading it. Check back soon, or read the report itself on cqc.org.uk.

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The story over the years

Every inspection of Birch Abbey

3 rated inspections over 3 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

  1. August 2022Goodcurrent rating
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

    We are reading this report · the original is on cqc.org.uk

  2. February 2022Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated

    We are reading this report · the original is on cqc.org.uk

  3. February 2021Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
  4. September 2019Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  5. July 2021

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 19 July 2021.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission. A service can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections, not every contact the CQC has had with the service.

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