City Gate, Gallowgate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4PA
Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: not ratedCaring: not ratedResponsive: not ratedWell-led: Requires improvementRated 1 year agoNo registered manager
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?50%Requires improvement
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?0%Not yet rated
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?0%Not yet rated
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?0%Not yet rated
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?50%Requires improvement
See the breakdownHide the breakdown7 of 7 below good
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 16 good, 17 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Wellfield is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 5 other homes in Newcastle upon Tyne.
91% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Wellfield is a 2-bed nursing home in Newcastle upon Tyne, run by Oakfield Psychological Services Limited. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and children. It is a small home for Newcastle upon Tyne, where the median is 35 beds.
Across Newcastle upon Tyne, 91% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now.
In April 2025, CQC gave it Requires improvement overall, and Requires improvement for each of the five key questions too. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in July 2022. That is more recent than most ratings in Newcastle upon Tyne, where the typical rating is about 3 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 17 fell below good. The lowest was “workforce wellbeing and enablement” (some shortfalls).
