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New Richardson Hospital

Victoria Road, Barnard Castle, DL12 8HT

Contact details and Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)

Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection rating

Care Quality Commission inspection rating

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and social care in England. It monitors and inspects services, to make sure they are safe, effective and provide high-quality care.

The CQC rating scale is:

  1. Outstanding
  2. Good
  3. Requires improvement
  4. Inadequate
  5. No rating - this is the CQC rating

Information supplied by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust