Why ratings are given

Dentists analysis

What CQC actually marks down, and where quality concentrates by region and key question.

Poorly-rated locations: which key question fails most

  • Safe100
  • Effective100
  • Caring100
  • Responsive100
  • Well-led100

Safe

  • Good3
  • Inadequate1
  • Unrated7822
  • Inspected but not rated95
  • No published rating13656

Effective

  • Good2
  • Inadequate1
  • Unrated7822
  • Inspected but not rated98
  • No published rating13654

Caring

  • Good3
  • Requires improvement1
  • Unrated7822
  • Inspected but not rated94
  • No published rating13657

Responsive

  • Outstanding1
  • Good2
  • Requires improvement1
  • Unrated7822
  • Inspected but not rated96
  • No published rating13655

Well-led

  • Good3
  • Inadequate1
  • Unrated7822
  • Inspected but not rated96
  • No published rating13655

AI-derived recurring themes

No data.

By region

  • London4185
  • South East3987
  • North West2805
  • East2187
  • South West2106
  • West Midlands2014
  • Yorkshire & Humberside1903
  • East Midlands1475