We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
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Outstanding
– the service is performing exceptionally well.
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Good
– the service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
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Requires improvement
– the service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
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Inadequate
– the service is performing badly and we've taken enforcement action against the provider of the service.
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Not rated
– we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.