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    CQC takes action to protect people using Cricklade Surgery in Swindon

    13 March 2026
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has downgraded the rating for Cricklade Surgery in Swindon, Wiltshire, from good to inadequate and placed the service into special measures to protect people, following an inspection in December.
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    CQC publishes report on Derriford Hospital’s emergency department

    26 February 2026
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has re-rated urgent and emergency care services at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth as requires improvement following an inspection in October.
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    CQC takes action to protect people at Newton Abbot care home

    20 February 2026
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has downgraded the overall rating for College House care home in Newton Abbot, Devon, from good to inadequate. It has placed the home into special measures to protect people following an inspection in December.
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    CQC upgrades Swindon Borough Council’s adult social care provision as good

    6 February 2026
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has upgraded Swindon Borough Council’s rating from requires improvement to good for how well the authority meets its responsibilities to ensure people have access to adult social care and support under the Care Act (2014).
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    CQC rates Leaf Somerset as outstanding

    30 January 2026
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated two services run by Leaf Somerset as outstanding following inspections in December 2025.
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    CQC takes action to protect people at Exeter Care Agency

    19 December 2025
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has downgraded the rating of Horizon Care (South West) Ltd from good to inadequate and placed it into special measures to protect people following an inspection in September.
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    CQC takes action to protect people using Paignton homecare service

    19 December 2025
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has downgraded the rating of Burrow Down Community Support in Paignton, Devon from good to inadequate and placed it into special measures to protect people following an inspection in July and August.
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    CQC rates Torbay Council's adult social care provision as good

    17 December 2025
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated Torbay Council as good, in how well they are meeting their responsibilities to ensure people have access to adult social care and support under the Care Act (2014).
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    CQC rates Plymouth City Council's adult social care provision as good

    17 December 2025
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated Plymouth City Council as good, in how well they are meeting their responsibilities to ensure people have access to adult social care and support under the Care Act (2014).
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    CQC takes action to protect people at Redruth care home

    17 December 2025
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has downgraded the overall rating for Garsewednack Residential Home in Redruth, Cornwall, from good to inadequate. It has placed the home into special measures to protect people following an inspection in September.

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