Source · CQC inspection

Mercylink Care Cambridgeshire

Type Social Care Org Region East Last inspected 20 Sep 2022

Overall rating: Requires Improvement  View full CQC report

Domain ratings

Five CQC key questions
Safe
Requires Improvement
Effective
Requires Improvement
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Requires Improvement

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 1 must-do 3 should-do

Must-do actions (1)

Legal requirements based on regulation breaches identified during inspection.

Must-do action 1 of 1
Must do
Well-led
Regulation 17 HSCA RA Regulations 2014 Good governance: Whilst there was no evidence of risk of harm to people, quality monitoring systems were not robust enough to accurately monitor and identify areas found requiring improvement.
Regulation: Regulation 17 HSCA RA Regulations 2014 Good governance
⚠ Whilst there was no evidence of risk of harm to people, quality monitoring systems were not robust enough to accurately monitor and identify areas found requiring improvement.

Should-do actions (3)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 3
Should do
Safe
Information to guide staff in some of these records could be more detailed. For example, around hoisting people using equipment and catheter care support.
Should-do action 2 of 3
Should do
Well-led
Good practice when an error is made is to cross through neatly and initial to acknowledge the change made.
Should-do action 3 of 3
Should do
Well-led
Records held required more information to guide staff or required updating so they were current records.

Location details

CQC ID: 1-11121834153
Local authority: Cambridgeshire
Region: East

Inspection report

Type: Inspection report
Date: 20 September 2022
Rating: Requires Improvement
Actions: 1 must-do 3 should-do
AI-extracted 17 Feb 2026