'Good' rating for care service in North Tyneside

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A social care service in North Tyneside has been given a positive score after being inspected.

The Care Quality Commission is in charge of inspecting social care services across England. The organisation judges care providers across various metrics – with the best possible rating being 'outstanding', and the worst 'inadequate'.

The latest batch of ratings from the CQC show a community-based service, Bluebird Care North Tyneside, was rated as 'good' on October 5. The service was last inspected on March 21.

A 'good' score means the provider is meeting expectations.