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West Lancashire Short Break Services

7 School Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH

Goodpublished 4 September 2025, 11 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 West Lancashire Short Break Services on 17 October 2017. 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 West Lancashire Short Break Services

2 rated inspections over 2 years: the service has improved, from Good to Outstanding.

  1. October 2017Outstandingcurrent ratingup from Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: OutstandingCaring: GoodResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Good

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  2. June 2015Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: OutstandingCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  3. August 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  4. September 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  5. January 2012

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 6 January 2012.

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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