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    CQC upgrades County Durham GP practice to outstanding

    7 January 2026
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has upgraded the rating of West Rainton Surgery in Houghton le Spring, County Durham, from good to outstanding following an inspection from 13 to 16 October.
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    CQC rates North East Lincolnshire Council’s adult social care provision as requires improvement

    19 December 2025
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC), has rated North East Lincolnshire Council as requires improvement, in how well they are meeting their responsibilities to ensure people have access to adult social care and support under the Care Act (2014).
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    CQC rates Newcastle community sexual health service as inadequate

    10 December 2025
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated Solutions 4 Health Newcastle, inadequate and placed the service into special measures to protect people following an inspection in July.
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    Wallsend GP practice rated outstanding a second time by CQC

    4 December 2025
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has again rated The Village Green Surgery in Wallsend, North Tyneside as outstanding following an inspection in August.
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    CQC rates Durham GP practice inadequate and takes urgent action to protect people

    6 November 2025
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated Lanchester Medical Centre in Durham as inadequate overall and placed it into special measures to protect people following an inspection from July to August.
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    CQC rates Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council’s adult social care provision as good

    24 October 2025
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC), has rated Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council as good, in how well they are meeting their responsibilities to ensure people have access to adult social care and support under the Care Act (2014).
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    CQC rates Sunderland care home as outstanding

    23 October 2025
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated Bede House in Sunderland, as outstanding following an inspection in May and July.
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    CQC rates Tyne and Wear care home outstanding a second time

    26 September 2025
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has again rated Tyne Grange in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, as outstanding following an inspection in May and August.
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    CQC rates leadership and services run by North East London NHS Foundation Trust

    29 August 2025
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published reports on leadership, and three services at North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT), following inspections carried out between October 2024 and March 2025.
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    CQC rates North Tyneside Council’s adult social care provision as good

    9 July 2025
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC), has rated North Tyneside Council as good, in how well they are meeting their responsibilities to ensure people have access to adult social care and support under the Care Act (2014).

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