Coverage: CQC criminal prosecutions, fixed penalties and Section 29A warning notices announced by CQC press notice, back to 2009. A historic prosecutions register, not the current regulatory position — see CQC Enforcement (Single Assessment Framework) for that. Fines are the headline fine stated in the notice and exclude prosecution costs and the victim surcharge.
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Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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- £200k
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Criminal ProsecutionDate not stated
The trust admitted failing to provide safe care and treatment to Jamie Osborne, who died on the hospital wing of Lewes Prison in February 2016. The court heard ligature risks were inadequately assessed and prescribed medication was not given. Fined £200,000 plus £25,000 costs.
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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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- £300k
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Criminal ProsecutionJun 2026
The trust pled guilty to failing to provide safe care and treatment to Dr Chris Elliot, who was infected by a strain of pseudomonas bacteria at Cheltenham General Hospital, thereby causing him avoidable harm — one offence under Regulation 12(1) and 22(2)(a) of the Health and...
The trust pled guilty to failing to provide safe care and treatment to Dr Chris Elliot, who was infected by a strain of pseudomonas bacteria at Cheltenham General Hospital, thereby causing him avoidable harm — one offence under Regulation 12(1) and 22(2)(a) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. Sentenced at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court on 15 June 2026 and ordered to pay £324,143.47 in total.
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North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Urgent Enforcement ActionMar 2026
Following an unannounced inspection of the Emergency Department at the Cumberland Infirmary in February 2026, inspectors found areas of good practice as well as a number of concerns. CQC issued formal notification of a Section 31, which grants the CQC the ability to impose...
Following an unannounced inspection of the Emergency Department at the Cumberland Infirmary in February 2026, inspectors found areas of good practice as well as a number of concerns. CQC issued formal notification of a Section 31, which grants the CQC the ability to impose conditions on a provider’s registration. The main areas of concern were around the care of mental health patients in the Emergency Department and oversight of patients in the waiting area.
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeMar 2026
Warning notice served following an inspection of wards for older people with mental health problems on 28–29 January 2026. CQC found leaders had missed some concerning gaps in people’s safety. Two patients sustained unreported broken bones from unwitnessed injuries; safeguarding...
Warning notice served following an inspection of wards for older people with mental health problems on 28–29 January 2026. CQC found leaders had missed some concerning gaps in people’s safety. Two patients sustained unreported broken bones from unwitnessed injuries; safeguarding incidents lacked centralised logging; staff were unable to provide regular one-to-one care. Four regulatory breaches identified (Regulations 9, 10, 12, 17).
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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeFeb 2026
Warning notice served following an unannounced inspection on 21 November 2025. CQC found leaders at 439 Ipswich Road weren’t always acting quickly on safety concerns raised by their staff or the people in their care. Safeguarding incidents affecting physical or sexual safety...
Warning notice served following an unannounced inspection on 21 November 2025. CQC found leaders at 439 Ipswich Road weren’t always acting quickly on safety concerns raised by their staff or the people in their care. Safeguarding incidents affecting physical or sexual safety were not thoroughly investigated or reported to the local authority or CQC. Five regulatory breaches identified (Regulations 9, 12, 13, 17, 18).
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County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeDec 2025
CQC has told County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust that it must make immediate improvements to the quality and safety of care it’s providing, and has downgraded its well-led rating from good to inadequate following an inspection from 2 to 4 December. During this...
CQC has told County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust that it must make immediate improvements to the quality and safety of care it’s providing, and has downgraded its well-led rating from good to inadequate following an inspection from 2 to 4 December. During this well-led inspection, CQC found the trust was in breach of regulations relating to good management and complaints, and was issued a warning notice.
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University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
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- £200k
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Criminal ProsecutionNov 2025
The trust was fined after a young person absconded from a ward in March 2022, was found within hospital grounds having ligatured, and died shortly afterwards. Sentenced at Brighton Magistrates' Court with £25,405 costs.
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County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeNov 2025
CQC identified significant and serious safety concerns during the surgery inspection. These related to safe staffing, escalation when people were deteriorating, record keeping and learning from incidents. Due to these issues, the trust has been told to make significant...
CQC identified significant and serious safety concerns during the surgery inspection. These related to safe staffing, escalation when people were deteriorating, record keeping and learning from incidents. Due to these issues, the trust has been told to make significant improvements and was issued a warning notice.
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Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
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Warning NoticeNov 2025
CQC served the trust a warning notice due to concerns about triage, staff training and appraisal, risk assessments and record keeping, equipment and environment checks, and leadership and governance. Staff didn’t always complete risk assessments and records to the required...
CQC served the trust a warning notice due to concerns about triage, staff training and appraisal, risk assessments and record keeping, equipment and environment checks, and leadership and governance. Staff didn’t always complete risk assessments and records to the required standard. Some staff weren’t up to date with mandatory and maternity specific training. Fewer than half of medical staff had completed safeguarding children level 2 and 3 training.
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Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeNov 2025
Section 29A warning notice for failing to meet regulations on the governance of long-term segregation environments at Rampton Hospital and Arnold Lodge.
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Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeOct 2025
Warning notice served on maternity and midwifery services at Luton and Dunstable Hospital for failing to meet the regulations on safe care and treatment and on governance and quality assurance oversight.
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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeOct 2025
Inspectors served the trust a warning notice due to concerns about people’s safety and the management of these services. Staff weren’t able to triage everyone arriving at the emergency department within their goal of 15 minutes, and some people waited up to 20 hours to be...
Inspectors served the trust a warning notice due to concerns about people’s safety and the management of these services. Staff weren’t able to triage everyone arriving at the emergency department within their goal of 15 minutes, and some people waited up to 20 hours to be treated or admitted to the medical wards. During this time, staff didn’t always monitor them closely enough to keep people safe from risks of deterioration.
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Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeOct 2025
Following the September inspection, CQC issued a warning notice to the trust to highlight the areas where rapid and significant improvements were needed. The service didn’t have effective systems and processes in place to ensure the wards had enough suitably qualified staff to...
Following the September inspection, CQC issued a warning notice to the trust to highlight the areas where rapid and significant improvements were needed. The service didn’t have effective systems and processes in place to ensure the wards had enough suitably qualified staff to safely meet the needs of everyone using the service. The inspection identified 11 regulatory breaches relating to safeguarding people from abuse and improper treatment, as well as duty of candour.
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Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Urgent Enforcement ActionSep 2025
In September, CQC placed conditions on their registration requiring them to outline how they were going to make rapid improvements to risk management, how they were effectively governing the service, and ensuring staff completed the necessary mandatory training required to keep...
In September, CQC placed conditions on their registration requiring them to outline how they were going to make rapid improvements to risk management, how they were effectively governing the service, and ensuring staff completed the necessary mandatory training required to keep women and their babies safe. Staff didn’t always assess risks to people’s health and safety or mitigate them where identified. There were significant backlogs of incidents awaiting investigation.
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Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeJul 2025
Section 29A warning notice for failing to ensure consistently safe care of patients using mental health crisis services and health-based places of safety, and for governance systems that were not sufficiently robust.
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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Warning NoticeJun 2025
Section 29A warning notice covering maternity and neonatal services at Leeds General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital, following unannounced inspections in December 2024 and January 2025. CQC identified breaches relating to learning from incidents, risk management,...
Section 29A warning notice covering maternity and neonatal services at Leeds General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital, following unannounced inspections in December 2024 and January 2025. CQC identified breaches relating to learning from incidents, risk management, the safety of the environment, infection prevention and control, medicines management and management processes, and found that neonatal staffing did not always meet the needs of babies with complex needs. Maternity services at both hospitals were rated inadequate, declining from good.
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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- £1.6m
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Criminal ProsecutionFeb 2025
Second CQC prosecution of the trust. It pleaded guilty to six charges of failing to provide safe care and treatment to three mothers and their babies in its maternity services, including Daniela O'Sullivan and baby Adele O'Sullivan. Ordered to pay £1,667,944 in total including...
Second CQC prosecution of the trust. It pleaded guilty to six charges of failing to provide safe care and treatment to three mothers and their babies in its maternity services, including Daniela O'Sullivan and baby Adele O'Sullivan. Ordered to pay £1,667,944 in total including costs.
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East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
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Warning NoticeJan 2025
Section 29A warning notice concerning the trust's Emergency Operations Centres: mandatory training not kept up to date, call waiting times below national standards, insufficient staffing and cultural concerns across the three sites.
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Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
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Warning NoticeNov 2024
Section 29A warning notice covering maternity services at City Hospital, Birmingham, following an inspection in June 2024 after which the safe rating declined from good to inadequate. The notice focused the trust's attention on making significant improvements around the...
Section 29A warning notice covering maternity services at City Hospital, Birmingham, following an inspection in June 2024 after which the safe rating declined from good to inadequate. The notice focused the trust's attention on making significant improvements around the environment, equipment, safeguarding, the use of interpreters and staffing. The inspection was prompted in part by concerns raised by whistleblowers.
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Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
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- £200k
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Criminal ProsecutionApr 2024
The trust pleaded guilty to two charges of failing to provide safe care and treatment to two patients, including Christie Harnett, who died at West Lane Hospital in June 2019. Ordered to pay £215,170 in total. A separate CQC prosecution concerning the death of Emily Moore ended...
The trust pleaded guilty to two charges of failing to provide safe care and treatment to two patients, including Christie Harnett, who died at West Lane Hospital in June 2019. Ordered to pay £215,170 in total. A separate CQC prosecution concerning the death of Emily Moore ended in a not guilty verdict in March 2025.
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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeMar 2024
Updated Section 29A warning notice issued for maternity services following an inspection in March 2024.
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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
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Warning NoticeFeb 2024
Section 29A warning notice covering maternity services at The Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury, following inspections in August 2023 that rated the service inadequate. CQC took action to protect people and issued the notice emphasising the urgent need for rapid improvement in...
Section 29A warning notice covering maternity services at The Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury, following inspections in August 2023 that rated the service inadequate. CQC took action to protect people and issued the notice emphasising the urgent need for rapid improvement in providing safe care and treatment. A follow-up assessment on 23 and 24 October 2024 found the service had made improvements and met the actions of the warning notice.
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St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeAug 2023
Section 29A warning notice covering maternity services at St George's Hospital, Tooting, following an inspection in March 2023 that rated the service inadequate. The notice focused the trust's attention on how it manages risks to women and people using the service, and their...
Section 29A warning notice covering maternity services at St George's Hospital, Tooting, following an inspection in March 2023 that rated the service inadequate. The notice focused the trust's attention on how it manages risks to women and people using the service, and their babies, with CQC stating it expected rapid and significant improvements.
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County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeApr 2023
Section 29A warning notice issued on 28 April 2023 covering maternity services at the University Hospital of North Durham and Darlington Memorial Hospital, following an inspection in March 2023. The safe and well-led ratings at both hospitals declined from good to inadequate,...
Section 29A warning notice issued on 28 April 2023 covering maternity services at the University Hospital of North Durham and Darlington Memorial Hospital, following an inspection in March 2023. The safe and well-led ratings at both hospitals declined from good to inadequate, and the notice focused the trust's attention on rapidly making the necessary improvements to how it manages each maternity service.
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University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
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Warning NoticeMar 2023
Section 29A warning notice covering maternity services at Royal Stoke University Hospital, following an inspection on 7 March 2023 after which the safety rating dropped to inadequate. The notice required significant improvements to the safety of the service. A focused follow-up...
Section 29A warning notice covering maternity services at Royal Stoke University Hospital, following an inspection on 7 March 2023 after which the safety rating dropped to inadequate. The notice required significant improvements to the safety of the service. A focused follow-up inspection on 27 November 2024 found the trust had met the warning notice requirements.
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University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeFeb 2023
Section 29A warning notice issued in February 2023 relating to insufficient medical staffing to provide safe care and treatment in triage, the pregnancy assessment emergency room, at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. A subsequent inspection found improvements had been made and the...
Section 29A warning notice issued in February 2023 relating to insufficient medical staffing to provide safe care and treatment in triage, the pregnancy assessment emergency room, at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. A subsequent inspection found improvements had been made and the requirements of the warning notice had been met.
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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- £800k
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Criminal ProsecutionJan 2023
The trust pleaded guilty to two charges of failing to provide safe care and treatment to Sarah Andrews and her baby Wynter Andrews, who died shortly after birth in September 2019. At the time the highest fine imposed for failings in maternity care.
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East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
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Warning NoticeJan 2023
Section 29A warning notice served on the maternity service at the Lister Hospital, Stevenage. CQC rated the service inadequate and issued the notice to focus the trust's attention on rapid improvement, stating that women and babies were not receiving the standard of care they...
Section 29A warning notice served on the maternity service at the Lister Hospital, Stevenage. CQC rated the service inadequate and issued the notice to focus the trust's attention on rapid improvement, stating that women and babies were not receiving the standard of care they have a right to expect.
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Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeJan 2023
Section 29A warning notice covering maternity services at St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, following an unannounced focused inspection in January 2023 under the national maternity inspection programme. CQC rated the service inadequate for safe (requires improvement for well-led)...
Section 29A warning notice covering maternity services at St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, following an unannounced focused inspection in January 2023 under the national maternity inspection programme. CQC rated the service inadequate for safe (requires improvement for well-led) and required the trust to take urgent action so that women and babies in its care are not exposed to the risk of harm. A follow-up assessment in March 2025 found the trust had largely met the warning notice requirements.
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The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
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- £200k
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Criminal ProsecutionOct 2022
The trust pleaded guilty to one charge of failing to provide safe care and treatment, exposing four young children and other patients to a significant risk of avoidable harm at Rotherham General Hospital. Ordered to pay £233,238 in total.
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Barts Health NHS Trust
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Warning NoticeAug 2022
Section 29A warning notice served on maternity services at The Barkantine Centre, a birth centre on the Isle of Dogs, following a short-notice focused inspection on 17 August 2022. CQC rated the service inadequate and required the trust to take urgent action to ensure people's...
Section 29A warning notice served on maternity services at The Barkantine Centre, a birth centre on the Isle of Dogs, following a short-notice focused inspection on 17 August 2022. CQC rated the service inadequate and required the trust to take urgent action to ensure people's safety, finding that mothers and babies did not always receive care meeting the standards of safety and quality they have a right to expect.
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Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeApr 2022
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) served Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust a warning notice following an inspection in November and December. The inspection found deterioration in the quality and safety of patient care in most services, exposing patients to risk of harm....
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) served Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust a warning notice following an inspection in November and December. The inspection found deterioration in the quality and safety of patient care in most services, exposing patients to risk of harm. The warning notice requires the trust to make several improvements to ensure patient safety within a legally binding timetable.
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeApr 2022
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) issued a warning notice to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following an inspection in October and November. The inspection found deterioration in the quality of services, leading to the trust's overall rating dropping to...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) issued a warning notice to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following an inspection in October and November. The inspection found deterioration in the quality of services, leading to the trust's overall rating dropping to 'requires improvement' and the safe key question rated 'inadequate'. The warning notice requires the trust to take action to ensure significant improvements are made to the quality and safety of care provided.
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United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
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- £100k
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Criminal ProsecutionMar 2022
The trust pleaded guilty to failing to provide safe care and treatment to Iris Longmate, an elderly patient who fell from a commode while unsupervised and sustained burns against exposed heating pipes. Ordered to pay £111,204 in total.
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South Central Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeFeb 2022
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) told South Central Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust to make improvements to its safeguarding processes following an unannounced focused inspection in November. Inspectors found that the trust's safeguarding policies were ambiguous, training was...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) told South Central Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust to make improvements to its safeguarding processes following an unannounced focused inspection in November. Inspectors found that the trust's safeguarding policies were ambiguous, training was limited, and systems for managing safeguarding reporting were not effectively used. The trust was told it must take action to improve its processes for reporting safeguarding.
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeJan 2022
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) issued a warning notice to Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following an inspection in September and October. The CQC required the trust to make significant improvements regarding assessing and managing risks to patients waiting...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) issued a warning notice to Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following an inspection in September and October. The CQC required the trust to make significant improvements regarding assessing and managing risks to patients waiting for care and treatment. The notice also required effective systems and processes for incident management to ensure lessons are learned.
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Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeDec 2021
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) issued Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust with a warning notice following inspections from June to August. This action was taken due to concerns around unsafe staffing numbers and poor culture within forensic inpatient wards. The...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) issued Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust with a warning notice following inspections from June to August. This action was taken due to concerns around unsafe staffing numbers and poor culture within forensic inpatient wards. The warning notice identified specific areas for improvement in forensic inpatient wards and community child and adolescent mental health services by a set deadline.
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University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeDec 2021
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out an unannounced focused inspection of University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust's maternity and surgical services during September and October 2021, in response to concerns about safety and quality. Following the inspection,...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out an unannounced focused inspection of University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust's maternity and surgical services during September and October 2021, in response to concerns about safety and quality. Following the inspection, CQC issued a warning notice to the trust. This notice requires the trust to take action to ensure significant improvements are made to staffing, training, governance, and the overall culture of the services, to ensure the safe care and treatment of patients.
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The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
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- £2.5m
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Criminal ProsecutionNov 2021
The trust pleaded guilty to failing to provide safe care and treatment to two patients who died of sepsis-related causes in 2018, Natalie Billingham and Kaysie-Jane Bland. The court identified failings in the recognition and treatment of sepsis.
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The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
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Conditions ImposedNov 2021
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) placed conditions on The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust's registration following an inspection in July, August and September. This action was taken due to serious concerns found regarding the lack of monitoring of patients waiting to be...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) placed conditions on The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust's registration following an inspection in July, August and September. This action was taken due to serious concerns found regarding the lack of monitoring of patients waiting to be seen in the emergency department. The conditions require the trust to introduce a process for prioritising patients with urgent needs and to report staffing figures and weekly audits of risk assessments to CQC.
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Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust
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Warning NoticeNov 2021
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected medical care services at North Devon District Hospital in July following concerns about staffing levels. Inspectors found a high number of vacancies and issues with medical staff availability and responsiveness for deteriorating...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected medical care services at North Devon District Hospital in July following concerns about staffing levels. Inspectors found a high number of vacancies and issues with medical staff availability and responsiveness for deteriorating patients, which put patients at risk of harm. CQC told the trust it must address these medical staffing issues as a priority and ensure the service responds appropriately and quickly when patients are deteriorating.
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Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Conditions ImposedOct 2021
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) imposed conditions on Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's registration under Section 31 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008. This action was taken due to significant concerns identified during an inspection, including issues...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) imposed conditions on Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's registration under Section 31 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008. This action was taken due to significant concerns identified during an inspection, including issues with patient access and flow in the emergency department and lengthy delays. The conditions require the trust to take urgent action to ensure people are not exposed to further risk of harm.
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West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
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Fixed Penalty NoticeOct 2021
The Care Quality Commission issued two fixed penalty notices, totaling £2,500, to West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. This action was taken because the trust did not comply with duty of candour regulations following an incident in October 2018 where a patient died after...
The Care Quality Commission issued two fixed penalty notices, totaling £2,500, to West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. This action was taken because the trust did not comply with duty of candour regulations following an incident in October 2018 where a patient died after complications during childbirth. The trust did not notify the family as soon as reasonably possible or provide an account of the incident in a timely manner.
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Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust
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Warning NoticeSep 2021
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) issued a warning notice to Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust following an inspection in June and July. CQC found areas where improvements were needed, particularly around leadership, risk management, governance, and culture. Concerns...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) issued a warning notice to Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust following an inspection in June and July. CQC found areas where improvements were needed, particularly around leadership, risk management, governance, and culture. Concerns included a culture of bullying and a lack of capacity in urgent and emergency services.
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University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
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Conditions ImposedAug 2021
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) imposed conditions upon University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust following an inspection of stroke services. This action was taken to ensure the trust had an effective system for managing and responding to patient risk, as...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) imposed conditions upon University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust following an inspection of stroke services. This action was taken to ensure the trust had an effective system for managing and responding to patient risk, as inspectors were not assured that all patients on the stroke pathway received timely care and treatment, potentially exposing them to harm.
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Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Fixed Penalty NoticeJul 2021
The Care Quality Commission has fined Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust £2,500 for not complying with the duty of candour regulations. CQC issued two fixed penalty notices of £1,250 to the trust because it had not complied with the duty of candour...
The Care Quality Commission has fined Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust £2,500 for not complying with the duty of candour regulations. CQC issued two fixed penalty notices of £1,250 to the trust because it had not complied with the duty of candour regulations. The notices related to an incident in July 2018 where a patient died after complications during childbirth, and the trust's handling of notifying the family and providing an account of the incident.
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Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeJul 2021
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) told Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust that improvements needed to be made in its maternity and spinal services at Salisbury District Hospital following an inspection on 31 March 2021. CQC found that governance arrangements were not clear and...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) told Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust that improvements needed to be made in its maternity and spinal services at Salisbury District Hospital following an inspection on 31 March 2021. CQC found that governance arrangements were not clear and safety concerns were not consistently identified or addressed quickly enough in maternity services. In the spinal service, CQC identified issues with leadership, governance processes, staffing levels, and the completion of risk assessments and patient records.
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Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Warning NoticeJul 2021
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) published a report following an inspection of medical services at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in May due to concerns around patient falls. Following the inspection, the trust was issued with a warning notice requiring...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) published a report following an inspection of medical services at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in May due to concerns around patient falls. Following the inspection, the trust was issued with a warning notice requiring improvements around the assessment and management of risk, implementation of falls prevention, and learning from serious incidents. Inspectors found areas where improvements were needed to ensure patients are cared for in a safe environment and to prevent the risk of falls.
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London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
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Warning NoticeJun 2021
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) conducted an unannounced focused inspection of the maternity service at Northwick Park Hospital in April 2021, in response to information of concern. Following the inspection, CQC told London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust that it...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) conducted an unannounced focused inspection of the maternity service at Northwick Park Hospital in April 2021, in response to information of concern. Following the inspection, CQC told London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust that it must make improvements at the hospital's maternity service. The overall rating for the maternity service went down from requires improvement to inadequate, with inspectors identifying concerns regarding leadership, staff culture, and incident management.
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East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
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- £733k
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Criminal ProsecutionJun 2021
First CQC prosecution for a clinical failure rather than a health and safety failure. The trust pleaded guilty to failing to provide safe care and treatment to baby Harry Richford and his mother; Harry died seven days after birth. Fined £733,000 plus costs.
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