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Summerhill

The Dunterns, Alnwick, NE66 1AL

Goodpublished 24 April 2025, 16 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 Summerhill on 4 November 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 Summerhill

6 rated inspections over 7 years: the service has slipped, from Good to Requires improvement.

  1. November 2022Requires improvementcurrent ratingdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  2. November 2021Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good

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  3. May 2021Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate

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  4. March 2019Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  5. January 2018Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  6. December 2015Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  7. May 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  8. May 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. July 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  11. February 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  12. November 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  13. January 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 20 January 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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