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The Briars

Type Social Care Org Region North East Last inspected 6 Jun 2019

Archived This service was archived (deregistered) by CQC on 19 Dec 2019. The ratings below are historical and do not reflect a current service.

Location rating: Requires Improvement  View location on CQC

Location ratings by domain

Five CQC key questions

Ratings held for this CQC location, last inspected 6 June 2019. Ratings extracted from individual reports are shown separately below.

Safe
Inadequate
Effective
Requires Improvement
Caring
Requires Improvement
Responsive
Requires Improvement
Well-led
Requires Improvement

Most recent report indexed for actions

The date and rating here are from an individual report, not necessarily the location's latest assessment. Report ratings are extracted with AI; verify the original PDF.

Type: Inspection report
Date: 6 June 2019
Rating extracted from this report: Requires Improvement
Actions indexed: 4 must-do 2 should-do

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AI-extracted 17 Feb 2026

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 4 must-do 2 should-do

Must-do actions (4)

Legal requirements based on regulation breaches identified during inspection.

Must-do action 1 of 4
Must do
Safe
Care and treatment was not provided in a safe way for service users because risk was not continually recognised or reviewed.
Regulation: Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
⚠ Care and treatment was not provided in a safe way for service users because risk was not continually recognised or reviewed.
Must-do action 2 of 4
Must do
Safe
The safety of people was not protected because the premises were not secure and properly maintained.
Regulation: Regulation 15 (Premises and equipment)
⚠ The safety of people was not protected because the premises were not secure and properly maintained.
Must-do action 3 of 4
Must do
Well-led
Systems or processes were not established and operated effectively to ensure compliance with the requirements.
Regulation: Regulation 17 (Good governance)
⚠ Systems or processes were not established and operated effectively to ensure compliance with the requirements.
Must-do action 4 of 4
Must do
Safe
Recruitment procedures had not been fully established and operated effectively to ensure that persons employed were suitable to work at the service.
Regulation: Regulation 19 (Fit and proper persons employed)
⚠ Recruitment procedures had not been fully established and operated effectively to ensure that persons employed were suitable to work at the service.

Should-do actions (2)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 2
Should do
Effective
We recommend the provider supports staff with timely appraisals and takes action to address outstanding training.
Should-do action 2 of 2
Should do
Caring
We recommend the provider reviews the risks to people which impact upon their independence and researches best practice guidelines regarding positive risk taking to ensure people are supported to be as independent as possible.