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Brunswick House

Brookside Avenue, Brunswick Village, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE13 7DP

Outstandingpublished 4 March 2023, 3 years ago

Rated Outstanding: inspectors found the service performing exceptionally well.

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?
Outstanding
Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
Responsive?
Outstanding
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 story over the years

Every inspection of Brunswick House

4 rated inspections over 7 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Outstanding.

  1. March 2023Outstandingcurrent ratingstayed Outstanding
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Good

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  2. February 2020Outstandingup from Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodWell-led: Outstanding

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  3. April 2017Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  4. January 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Good

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  5. October 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  6. June 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  7. January 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  8. September 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. November 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. September 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  11. August 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  12. April 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  13. April 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  14. December 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  15. December 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  16. April 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 26 April 2011.

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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