Source · CQC inspection

Perth Green House

Provider South Tyneside MBC Type Social Care Org Region North East Last inspected 28 Jan 2016

Overall rating: Inadequate  View full CQC report

Domain ratings

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

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 6 must-do

Must-do actions (6)

Legal requirements based on regulation breaches identified during inspection.

Must-do action 1 of 6
Must do
Caring
The provider must ensure service users are always treated with dignity and respect, and that the privacy of service users' information is always maintained, in accordance with Regulation 10 (1); 10(2)(a) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
Regulation: Regulation 10 (Dignity and respect)
⚠ Service users were not always treated with dignity and respect. The privacy of service users information was not always maintained.
Must-do action 2 of 6
Must do
Safe
The provider must ensure systems and processes are established and operated effectively to investigate allegations and prevent abuse of service users, in accordance with Regulation 13(2); 13(3) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
Regulation: Regulation 13 (Safeguarding service users from abuse and improper treatment)
⚠ Systems and processes had not been established or operated effectively to investigate allegations and prevent abuse of service users.
Must-do action 3 of 6
Must do
Responsive
The provider must ensure an effective system is operated for the recording, handling and responding to complaints, in accordance with Regulation 16(2) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
Regulation: Regulation 16 (Receiving and acting on complaints)
⚠ There was not an effective system operated for the recording, handling and responding to complaints.
Must-do action 4 of 6
Must do
Effective
The provider must ensure staff receive appropriate support, training, professional development, supervision and appraisal as is necessary to enable them to carry out their duties, and implement a systematic approach to determine the number of staff needed to meet people's needs, in accordance with Regulation 18(1); 18(2)(a) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
Regulation: Regulation 18 (Staffing)
⚠ Staff were not receiving appropriate support, training, professional development, supervision and appraisal as is necessary to enable them to carry out the duties they are employed to perform. There was no systematic approach to determine the number of staff needed to meet people's needs.
Must-do action 5 of 6
Must do
Safe
The provider must ensure care and treatment is provided in a safe way, including accurate medicine administration, sufficient medicine availability, assessed staff competency, and effective assessment and mitigation of risks to the health and safety of service users, in accordance with Regulation 12 (1); 12(2)(a); 12(2)(b); 12(2)(f); 12(2)(g); 12(20(i) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
Regulation: Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
⚠ Care and treatment was not provided in a safe way. Medicines had not been administered accurately in accordance with the prescriber's instructions. Sufficient medicine was not always available. Staff competency had not been assessed. There was a failure to assess and mitigate the risks to the health and safety of …
Must-do action 6 of 6
Must do
Well-led
The provider must ensure systems and processes are established and operated effectively for good governance, including assessing, monitoring, and improving the quality and safety of the service, mitigating risks, keeping accurate and complete records, and acting upon feedback from relevant persons to improve the service, in accordance with Regulation 17(1);17(2)(a); 17(2)(b); 17(2)(c); 17(2)(e) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
Regulation: Regulation 17 (Good governance)
⚠ Systems and processes had not been established or operated effectively to ensure compliance. There was a failure to assess, monitor and improve the quality and safety of the service which meant risks had not been mitigated and accurate and complete records had not been kept. Feedback from relevant persons had …

Location details

CQC ID: 1-124617559
Local authority: South Tyneside
Region: North East

Inspection report

Type: Comprehensive inspection
Date: 28 January 2016
Rating: Inadequate
Actions: 6 must-do
AI-extracted 3 Jun 2026