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Lindisfarne Birtley

Durham Road, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, DH3 1LU

Goodpublished 13 June 2025, 14 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 Lindisfarne Birtley on 24 June 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 Lindisfarne Birtley

5 rated inspections over 6 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. June 2021Goodcurrent rating
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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

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  3. November 2019Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good

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  4. June 2017Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  5. August 2015Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Good

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  6. February 2015Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  7. July 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  8. December 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. June 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. February 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  11. June 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  12. February 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 2 February 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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