CQC

Plymouth care home retains ‘good’ rating from inspectors

Klein care home in Plymouth has retained a ‘good’ rating in its latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection, a rating it has held since its first inspection in 2013.

It is a residential care facility registered to provide support for younger adults with support needs around their mental health, learning disability and/or autistic spectrum disorder.

The CQC inspects every...

Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital achieves ‘good’ rating from CQC with surgical expertise and patient care in surgery recognised as outstanding

Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital, part of the wider Nuffield Health Charity, has achieved a ‘Good’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with the Hospital’s surgical services and patient care in surgery highlighted as ‘Outstanding’ in the inspection report.

The CQC ensures health and social care services in England provide people with safe, effective, compassionate and high...

‘Fun and creative’ staff provide “outstanding” care at Plymouth care facility

Staff at Bull Point have been praised by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for providing an outstanding level of care to its residents.

Bull Point in Barne Barton, Plymouth, is a specialist provider of residential services for people with an autistic spectrum disorder; its principles reflect the need for people with learning disabilities and autism to live meaningful lives that include...

Updated CQC Intelligent Monitoring Report is positive news for Plymouth hospitals

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published an updated Intelligent Monitoring Report for Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, which gives the Trust an even better rating.

The CQC has categorised all acute and mental health trusts in England into one of six summary bands, with band 1 representing the highest risk and band 6 the lowest. These bands have been assigned based on the proportion...

Plymouth Hospitals Trust's risk level assessed in new healthcare watchdog report

A new report into Plymouth Hospitals Trust has indicated that it is at a moderately low level of risk of failing to provide safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led services.

The healthcare watchdog, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), has published a new 'Intelligent Monitoring Report' for each of the 161 acute and mental health trusts in England.

The CQC has...

Derriford Hospital reports five serious patient mistakes

Derriford Hospital have revealed that their staff have reported five incidents, known as 'never events' (so-called because they are events that should never happen), that relate to surgery or other intervention to the wrong part of the body of patients. These have all been identified via an incident reporting system since November. A 'never event' is classified by the Department of Health as a...