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The Spinal Unit Action Group

6 Weld Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 2AZ

Requires improvementpublished 20 May 2025, 15 months ago

Rated Requires improvement: inspectors found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it what to change.

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on The Spinal Unit Action Group on 11 July 2018. 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 The Spinal Unit Action Group

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

  1. July 2018Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  2. September 2017Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  3. February 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  4. February 2015

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  5. May 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  6. March 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  7. February 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  8. March 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. January 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 14 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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