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Heath Lodge

Danesbury Park Road, Welwyn, AL6 9SN

Goodpublished 30 March 2026, 5 months ago

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

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on Heath Lodge on 10 March 2021. 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 Heath Lodge

2 rated inspections over a year: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. March 2021Inspected but not ratedcurrent rating
    Safe: Inspected but not rated

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

  2. January 2021Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated

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

  3. July 2018Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  4. October 2017Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  5. May 2017

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 8 May 2017.

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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