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Meadow View Care Home celebrates CQC rating upgrade

Chloe Longster, who died at Kettering General Hospital in 2022. Image: The Longster Family

Inquest to begin into sudden death of girl, 13, at Kettering General Hospital

Avenue House in Rushden officially opened its new extension at its summer fete

Celebrations as Rushden care home Avenue House completes its extension

The best rated hospitals and treatment centres in the East Midlands. (Photo: Google Maps)

The best-rated hospitals and treatment centres in the East Midlands

CQC inspectors have

Kettering care home failed to improve its service despite warning

Kettering General Hospital, A&E dept

KGH ordered by health service inspectors to make improvements

Statistics show looming staffing crisis in schools

Northants schools face looming staffing crisis

Cllr Jason Smithers , leader of North Northamptonshire Council, (top) and Toby Sanders, Chief Executive of NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (bottom)/National World

SEND children being let down by 'widespread' and 'systemic failings'

Earls Barton Medical Centre and Penvale Park Surgery have found a new long-term provider

Pair of Northamptonshire medical centres find new long-term provider

The surveys will close at 9am on Tuesday, January 16

Give your thoughts on SEND provision in north Northamptonshire

The CQC has released a report

Care home told it requires improvement

NHFT has been rated as 'requires improvement' in the 'safe' category for its mental health wards. (File picture).

Mental health wards still rated 'requires improvement' in 'safe' category

Willow Brook House in Corby Old Village has been placed into special measures by the Care Quality Commission. Image: Google

Residents are ‘not safe’ at Corby care home as it’s placed into special measures

KGH's Skylark ward

'Inadequate' KGH children's services have improved, say health inspectors

Park House Care Home in Park Road, Wellingborough

Wellingborough care home told it needs to improve after CQC inspection

The home has been rated as inadequate and placed in special measures

Rushden care home rated inadequate by CQC and placed in special measures
It means the home will be kept under close review and re-inspected to check sufficient improvements have been made
Stephanie Weaver

Skylark Ward at KGH

Warning notice for KGH's children's services as they are rated inadequate by CQC

Maternity services at Northampton General Hospital have been rated 'requires improvement'.

Maternity services rated ‘requires improvement’ for second time in four years

Temple Court, Kettering

Firm appears at court over Covid-hit care home where residents died

Victoria House, Rushden

Good rating for Rushden care home following CQC inspection

Kettering mayor Keli Watts cutting the ribbon

VIPs look around Kettering care home after 'significant investment' with refurb

Five Gables Nursing Home in Ringstead

Northamptonshire care home closes after being rated inadequate three times

Claremont Parkway Care Home has been rated good

Claremont Parkway Care Home in Kettering rated good following CQC inspection

After being rocked hard by Covid-19, the care sector has been worn thin

Care workers to get £600 bonus for 'powering through' pandemic

Dr Iqbal (centre) with Headlands colleagues including GP Partners Drs Hartley and Durrani and Patient Services Manager Mary Russell.

Kettering GP surgery improvement sees practice move to 'good' rating

Earls Barton Medical Centre is the registered provider of GP services in the village

Doctor in court over legal action to close Norhampton and Earls Barton surgeries

Seagrave House.

Corby care home which suffered deadly Covid outbreak told it needs to improve
The CQC found two regulation breaches when they inspected the home after several residents died
Sam Wildman

Crishni Waring Chairman of NHFT

Speak up for community as Northamptonshire NHS governor

CQC inspectors did not think the care home had made improvements since the last visit.

Wellingborough care home placed in special measures again

Inspectors have said the hospital's bosses must make some improvements including making sure patients are treated with dignity at all times.

Kettering General's A&E department requires improvement

A care provider in Corby are recruiting for 50 new staff

Corby care company recruiting 50 new staff members

Overnight stay patients rank Kettering General Hospital highly

Lakeside Surgery

CQC raps Lakeside surgery after patients struggle to make appointments

Higham Ferrers Surgery (Picture: Google)

Higham Ferrers surgery's staff problems a factor as health watchdog rates it as ...

Northamptonshire's crisis response team were caring for over 40 people when the inspectors visited.

Northampton-based crisis response team praised by watchdog for 'respectful, chee...

Inspectors praised NHFT staff who are headed up by CEO Angela Hillery (bottom right)

Northamptonshire's NHS has 'notable examples of outstanding practice' - glowing ...

The CQC says people aged over 65 are experiencing "varied and sometimes unsatisfactory care".

Healthcare in Northamptonshire is 'fragmented and disjointed' for elderly people...

The full report on adult social services is due to be published by the CQC in July

CQC report set to slam 'unsatisfactory' experience for over 65s in Northamptonsh...

Air Ambulance Service chief executive Andy Williamson (bottom left)

Northamptonshire's air ambulance charity welcomes positive CQC report

Latimer Grange Care Home. Credit: Google NNL-181001-101318005

Residents withdrawn from Burton Latimer care home over management concerns

Angela Hillery, chief executive of Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Northamptonshire NHS Foundation Trust gets improved CQC rating

Kettering care home given '˜good' rating by CQC

Gail Devereux-Batchelor, MD of Home Instead Senior Care in Corby (back). With clients (on the sofa) and caregiver in the centre.

Corby elderly care centre rated '˜outstanding' by watchdog

Irchester nursing home praised for significant improvement

Patients have taken to social media to vent their frustration at trying to book an appointment at Burton Latimer Medical Centre

Patient calls Burton Latimer GP surgery more than 200 times before getting throu...

Ambulance staff complain to inspectors about bullying by managers

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Health watchdog wants your view on East Midlands 999 service ahead of inspection

Northamptonshire NHS Trust has been told by inspectors that it nust improve its services

‘Health services must improve’ inspectors order Northamptonshire NHS Trust

The 111 service which covers Northamptonshire has received praise from inspectors

Northamptonshire’s NHS 111 service praised despite teething problems