section,group,metric,value
about,source,"CQC 'Latest ratings' file dated 4 August 2026 and CQC care directory file dated 26 August 2026, both from the CQC Using CQC data page, Open Government Licence. Counted by Whito, September 2026. Ages measured to each file's own date.",
headline,all rated services,services with a current overall rating (four rating values),32247
headline,all rated services,"median rating age, years",4.37
headline,all rated services,ratings more than 5 years old,14453
headline,all rated services,"ratings more than 5 years old, %",44.8
headline,all rated services,ratings published before 1 Jan 2018,2701
rating age by rating,Outstanding,services,1582
rating age by rating,Outstanding,"median rating age, years",6.66
rating age by rating,Outstanding,"median rating age excluding inherited ratings, years",6.63
rating age by rating,Outstanding,"more than 3 years old, %",78.3
rating age by rating,Outstanding,"more than 5 years old, %",64.7
rating age by rating,Outstanding,"more than 8 years old, %",20.0
rating age by rating,Outstanding,oldest current rating published,2015-02-26
rating age by rating,Outstanding,inherited ratings,102
rating age by rating,Good,services,26501
rating age by rating,Good,"median rating age, years",4.91
rating age by rating,Good,"median rating age excluding inherited ratings, years",4.74
rating age by rating,Good,"more than 3 years old, %",74.0
rating age by rating,Good,"more than 5 years old, %",49.3
rating age by rating,Good,"more than 8 years old, %",14.8
rating age by rating,Good,oldest current rating published,2014-08-08
rating age by rating,Good,inherited ratings,1857
rating age by rating,Requires improvement,services,3977
rating age by rating,Requires improvement,"median rating age, years",2.91
rating age by rating,Requires improvement,"median rating age excluding inherited ratings, years",2.71
rating age by rating,Requires improvement,"more than 3 years old, %",47.7
rating age by rating,Requires improvement,"more than 5 years old, %",9.4
rating age by rating,Requires improvement,"more than 8 years old, %",0.2
rating age by rating,Requires improvement,oldest current rating published,2016-10-05
rating age by rating,Requires improvement,inherited ratings,316
rating age by rating,Inadequate,services,187
rating age by rating,Inadequate,"median rating age, years",0.57
rating age by rating,Inadequate,"median rating age excluding inherited ratings, years",0.48
rating age by rating,Inadequate,"more than 3 years old, %",11.2
rating age by rating,Inadequate,"more than 5 years old, %",1.1
rating age by rating,Inadequate,"more than 8 years old, %",0.0
rating age by rating,Inadequate,oldest current rating published,2019-06-12
rating age by rating,Inadequate,inherited ratings,18
Good ratings by service category,Residential social care,services rated Good,10658
Good ratings by service category,Residential social care,"median age of the Good rating, years",4.62
Good ratings by service category,Residential social care,"Good ratings more than 5 years old, %",47.4
Good ratings by service category,Community based adult social care services,services rated Good,7732
Good ratings by service category,Community based adult social care services,"median age of the Good rating, years",4.7
Good ratings by service category,Community based adult social care services,"Good ratings more than 5 years old, %",46.7
Good ratings by service category,GP Practices,services rated Good,5497
Good ratings by service category,GP Practices,"median age of the Good rating, years",7.53
Good ratings by service category,GP Practices,"Good ratings more than 5 years old, %",64.3
Good ratings by service category,Independent consulting doctors,services rated Good,817
Good ratings by service category,Independent consulting doctors,"median age of the Good rating, years",4.15
Good ratings by service category,Independent consulting doctors,"Good ratings more than 5 years old, %",32.3
Good ratings by service category,Acute hospital - Independent specialist,services rated Good,391
Good ratings by service category,Acute hospital - Independent specialist,"median age of the Good rating, years",4.13
Good ratings by service category,Acute hospital - Independent specialist,"Good ratings more than 5 years old, %",32.0
Good ratings by service category,Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist,services rated Good,377
Good ratings by service category,Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist,"median age of the Good rating, years",3.99
Good ratings by service category,Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist,"Good ratings more than 5 years old, %",31.0
rating age by region,West Midlands,rated services,3521
rating age by region,West Midlands,"median rating age, years",5.02
rating age by region,West Midlands,"ratings more than 5 years old, %",50.1
rating age by region,East of England,rated services,3478
rating age by region,East of England,"median rating age, years",4.9
rating age by region,East of England,"ratings more than 5 years old, %",49.0
rating age by region,South East,rated services,5431
rating age by region,South East,"median rating age, years",4.87
rating age by region,South East,"ratings more than 5 years old, %",48.9
rating age by region,North West,rated services,4264
rating age by region,North West,"median rating age, years",4.57
rating age by region,North West,"ratings more than 5 years old, %",46.5
rating age by region,East Midlands,rated services,2839
rating age by region,East Midlands,"median rating age, years",4.23
rating age by region,East Midlands,"ratings more than 5 years old, %",42.8
rating age by region,South West,rated services,3437
rating age by region,South West,"median rating age, years",4.23
rating age by region,South West,"ratings more than 5 years old, %",44.1
rating age by region,Yorkshire and The Humber,rated services,3072
rating age by region,Yorkshire and The Humber,"median rating age, years",4.11
rating age by region,Yorkshire and The Humber,"ratings more than 5 years old, %",43.4
rating age by region,London,rated services,4648
rating age by region,London,"median rating age, years",3.94
rating age by region,London,"ratings more than 5 years old, %",35.8
rating age by region,North East,rated services,1499
rating age by region,North East,"median rating age, years",3.89
rating age by region,North East,"ratings more than 5 years old, %",40.0
public register check dates,all services,registered locations on the public directory,57082
public register check dates,all services,no date of latest check shown,14695
public register check dates,all services,"no date of latest check shown, %",25.7
public register check dates,all services,"median age of shown check dates, years",4.35
public register check dates,all services,"check shown, more than 5 years old",18252
public register check dates,all services,"check shown, more than 10 years old",2727
public register check dates,all services,no check shown within the last 5 years (blank or older),32947
public register check dates,all services,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",57.7
public register check dates,all services,check shown within the last 12 months,6471
public register check dates,all services,"check shown within the last 12 months, %",11.3
public register check dates,all services,oldest check date shown,2010-12-30
check dates by directorate,Adult social care,services,30487
check dates by directorate,Adult social care,"no check date shown, %",22.2
check dates by directorate,Adult social care,"median age of shown check dates, years",4.04
check dates by directorate,Adult social care,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",50.9
check dates by directorate,Hospitals,services,4846
check dates by directorate,Hospitals,"no check date shown, %",41.7
check dates by directorate,Hospitals,"median age of shown check dates, years",4.1
check dates by directorate,Hospitals,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",64.3
check dates by directorate,Primary medical services,services,21500
check dates by directorate,Primary medical services,"no check date shown, %",26.5
check dates by directorate,Primary medical services,"median age of shown check dates, years",6.37
check dates by directorate,Primary medical services,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",65.5
check dates by service category,Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist,services,670
check dates by service category,Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist,"no check date shown, %",29.1
check dates by service category,Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist,"median age of shown check dates, years",3.98
check dates by service category,Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",49.0
check dates by service category,Acute hospital - Independent specialist,services,1048
check dates by service category,Acute hospital - Independent specialist,"no check date shown, %",47.4
check dates by service category,Acute hospital - Independent specialist,"median age of shown check dates, years",4.21
check dates by service category,Acute hospital - Independent specialist,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",65.0
check dates by service category,Acute hospital - NHS non-specialist,services,565
check dates by service category,Acute hospital - NHS non-specialist,"no check date shown, %",37.5
check dates by service category,Acute hospital - NHS non-specialist,"median age of shown check dates, years",2.93
check dates by service category,Acute hospital - NHS non-specialist,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",59.6
check dates by service category,Community based adult social care services,services,15622
check dates by service category,Community based adult social care services,"no check date shown, %",35.9
check dates by service category,Community based adult social care services,"median age of shown check dates, years",4.16
check dates by service category,Community based adult social care services,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",61.5
check dates by service category,Community health - NHS & Independent,services,804
check dates by service category,Community health - NHS & Independent,"no check date shown, %",67.7
check dates by service category,Community health - NHS & Independent,"median age of shown check dates, years",5.44
check dates by service category,Community health - NHS & Independent,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",84.3
check dates by service category,Dentists,services,12025
check dates by service category,Dentists,"no check date shown, %",29.3
check dates by service category,Dentists,"median age of shown check dates, years",5.02
check dates by service category,Dentists,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",64.7
check dates by service category,GP Practices,services,6280
check dates by service category,GP Practices,"no check date shown, %",4.0
check dates by service category,GP Practices,"median age of shown check dates, years",7.3
check dates by service category,GP Practices,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",62.1
check dates by service category,Independent consulting doctors,services,2606
check dates by service category,Independent consulting doctors,"no check date shown, %",61.8
check dates by service category,Independent consulting doctors,"median age of shown check dates, years",4.23
check dates by service category,Independent consulting doctors,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",75.4
check dates by service category,Residential social care,services,14873
check dates by service category,Residential social care,"no check date shown, %",7.9
check dates by service category,Residential social care,"median age of shown check dates, years",3.9
check dates by service category,Residential social care,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",39.8
check dates by region,East,services,6321
check dates by region,East,"no check date shown, %",27.7
check dates by region,East,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",59.7
check dates by region,East Midlands,services,4901
check dates by region,East Midlands,"no check date shown, %",25.5
check dates by region,East Midlands,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",55.0
check dates by region,London,services,9459
check dates by region,London,"no check date shown, %",31.1
check dates by region,London,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",57.5
check dates by region,North East,services,2289
check dates by region,North East,"no check date shown, %",17.3
check dates by region,North East,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",46.1
check dates by region,North West,services,7259
check dates by region,North West,"no check date shown, %",23.9
check dates by region,North West,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",56.6
check dates by region,South East,services,10011
check dates by region,South East,"no check date shown, %",27.8
check dates by region,South East,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",63.9
check dates by region,South West,services,5703
check dates by region,South West,"no check date shown, %",22.7
check dates by region,South West,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",58.6
check dates by region,West Midlands,services,6061
check dates by region,West Midlands,"no check date shown, %",24.6
check dates by region,West Midlands,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",57.1
check dates by region,Yorkshire & Humberside,services,5067
check dates by region,Yorkshire & Humberside,"no check date shown, %",20.7
check dates by region,Yorkshire & Humberside,"no check shown within the last 5 years, %",52.8
services with no check date shown,registration age,blank-check services matched to a registration date,14502
services with no check date shown,registration age,median years since registration,2.26
services with no check date shown,registration age,registered more than 2 years ago,7997
services with no check date shown,registration age,registered more than 5 years ago,2295