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Birkinshaw Manor

Front Street West, Bedlington, NE22 5TT

Goodpublished 17 February 2023, 3 years ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the service performing well and meeting their expectations.

The five questions inspectors ask
Safe?
Good
Are people protected from harm? Staffing, medicines, infection control, safeguarding.
Effective?
Good
Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
Caring?
Good
Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
Responsive?
Good
Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
Well-led?
Good
Is the service run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.
The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on Birkinshaw Manor on 17 February 2023. 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 Birkinshaw Manor

7 rated inspections over 5 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

  1. February 2023Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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

  2. August 2022Requires improvementup from Inadequate
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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

  3. November 2021Inadequate
    Safe: InadequateEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
  4. May 2021Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated
  5. September 2020Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
  6. March 2019Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  7. July 2018Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  8. November 2021

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 9 November 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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