Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 27 Aug 2026
We found a breach of regulation in relation to medicines safety and governance within maternity services.
CQC Enforcement (Single Assessment Framework)
Regulatory breaches and the formal action the Care Quality Commission took on them, as named in CQC Single Assessment Framework assessment commentary from 2024 onward. CQC publishes no separate machine-readable enforcement register, so each record is the breach statement quoted verbatim from the assessment and classified by the action stated there. A letter of intent is recorded separately from urgent action, so an action CQC is only considering is never shown as one already taken.
549 records114 warning notices131 locationsSep 2026 most recent
Coverage: England. Regulatory breaches and the formal action taken on them, named verbatim in CQC Single Assessment Framework assessment commentary from 2024 onward. Scoped to NHS-trust locations by default, so it is not a complete record of CQC enforcement across the whole regulated estate.
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Enforcement actions
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 27 Aug 2026
We identified breach of 1 regulation: 12 Safe Care and Treatment We rated the location as requires Improvement.
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 27 Aug 2026
We assessed 1 assessment service group at this location to review the progress made following our last inspection in March 2024, where we issued conditions on their registration to improve safety of women and their babies.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 10 (Dignity and respect)
- Date
- 27 Aug 2026
During this assessment we found breaches in regulations relating to safe care and treatment and dignity and respect, a warning notice was served.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 27 Aug 2026
We found breaches in safe care and treatment, and good governance.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 27 Aug 2026
These concerns resulted in a breach of regulation in which we served a warning notice.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 17 (Good governance)
- Date
- 27 Aug 2026
We found breaches of the regulations in relation to documentation of mental capacity assessments, mitigation of identified risk, mandatory training compliance and lack of medicines management and good governance.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 27 Aug 2026
In addition, it was to review the progress made against the requirement notice that was served to the provider following the inspection in January 2020.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 10 (Dignity and respect)
- Date
- 27 Aug 2026
At this assessment we found breaches relating to safe care and treatment and dignity and respect.
The Princess Royal Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 21 Aug 2026
There were 3 new breaches in this inspection around long delays, premises and environment.
The Princess Royal Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 21 Aug 2026
During the last inspection there were many breaches stating that the trust must ensure to make improvements; we reviewed all these breaches during this inspection, and we found many areas required the improvements had been met.
The Princess Royal Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 18 (Staffing)
- Date
- 21 Aug 2026
There were 2 new breaches in this inspection around performance of the stroke pathway and staffing.
The Princess Royal Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 21 Aug 2026
There is still a breach of regulation around completion of mandatory training, including safeguarding training, although appraisal rates had improved.
The Princess Royal Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 21 Aug 2026
Finally, there was a breach around completion of mandatory and legally required training and staff appraisals.
The Princess Royal Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 21 Aug 2026
During the last inspection there was a breach stating that the trust must ensure they continue to work on meeting their referral to treatment targets for all pathways.
The Princess Royal Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 21 Aug 2026
We did not see evidence of mixed sex breaches during this inspection.
The Princess Royal Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 21 Aug 2026
There was a previous breach around mixed sex breaches.
The Princess Royal Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 21 Aug 2026
During our previous inspection of medical care services published in 2024, we identified a breach of regulation relating to completion of risk assessments, with particular attention to venous thromboembolism risk assessments.
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 21 Aug 2026
We will request an action plan to show how the service will meet the breaches of regulations.
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 21 Aug 2026
We found 2 breaches of the regulations in relation to safe care and treatment and staffing.
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 21 Aug 2026
The service had made some improvements since our last inspection, but not all the previous breaches were met.
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 18 (Staffing)
- Date
- 21 Aug 2026
We identified breaches of 3 regulations around the failure to provide timely treatment, compliance with infection prevention and control guidance, management of substances hazardous to health, not always having safe staffing levels, and improvements needed in governance.
HMP Bedford
- Regulation
- Regulation 18 (Staffing)
- Date
- 13 Aug 2026
We also issued an action plan request for breaches relating to governance and staffing.
HMP Bedford
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 13 Aug 2026
We undertook a follow-up inspection in April 2025 and served a warning notice for breaches relating to safe care and treatment.
Calderdale Royal Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 11 Aug 2026
The service was in breach of the legal regulations relating to Staffing, Safe Care and Treatment, Consent and Good Governance.
Calderdale Royal Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 11 Aug 2026
We identified new breaches of regulation.
Calderdale Royal Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 11 Aug 2026
We found continued breaches of regulations in relation to recording and administration of medicines and the management of patients presenting with poor mental health.
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 07 Aug 2026
However, we still found breaches in regulations relating to safe care and treatment and safe staffing levels.
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 07 Aug 2026
This assessment was conducted to follow up on concerns and breaches of regulation identified during our previous assessment published in August 2025.
The Countess of Chester Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 9 (Person-centred care)
- Date
- 31 Jul 2026
However, the service remained in breach of 5 regulations related to good governance, staffing, safe care and treatment, premises and equipment and person-centred care.
The Countess of Chester Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 31 Jul 2026
We found the service had made improvements and had met some of the actions of the warning notices.
The Countess of Chester Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 10 (Dignity and respect)
- Date
- 31 Jul 2026
We visited the following areas as part of this assessment: The Countess of Chester Hospital Emergency Department The Countess of Chester Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre The service was previously in breach of the legal regulations in relation to dignity and respect,...
We visited the following areas as part of this assessment: The Countess of Chester Hospital Emergency Department The Countess of Chester Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre The service was previously in breach of the legal regulations in relation to dignity and respect, safeguarding from abuse and improper treatment, premises and equipment, governance and staffing.
The Countess of Chester Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 31 Jul 2026
We carried out this assessment to review the progress made against a Warning Notice that was served to the trust following the inspection in February 2025.
The Countess of Chester Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 31 Jul 2026
The service was in breach of the legal regulations in related to safe care and treatment, premises and equipment and staffing.
The Countess of Chester Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 9 (Person-centred care)
- Date
- 31 Jul 2026
We found the service was in breach of the legal regulation person-centred care.
The Countess of Chester Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 9 (Person-centred care)
- Date
- 31 Jul 2026
At this assessment we identified breaches of regulations person-centred care, safe care and treatment, premises and equipment, good governance and staffing.
The Countess of Chester Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 31 Jul 2026
The assessment of urgent and emergency care was to review the progress made against a warning notice that was served on the provider following an inspection in February 2025.
The Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 30 Jul 2026
They were in breach of the legal regulations in relation to staffing, and safe care and treatment.
The Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 10 (Dignity and respect)
- Date
- 30 Jul 2026
We found breaches in safe care and treatment, dignity and respect and good governance.
The Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 30 Jul 2026
During our assessment, we found concerns which resulted in a breach of regulation.
Birmingham Children's Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 30 Jul 2026
We found 2 breaches of regulations in the proper and safe management of medicines and mandatory training .
Salisbury District Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 30 Jul 2026
At this inspection we found breaches of regulation in relation to Safe Care and Treatment and Good Governance.
King's College Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 30 Jul 2026
The previous breach had been addressed, with improvements to medical staff mandatory training rates.
St Richard's Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 17 (Good governance)
- Date
- 29 Jul 2026
A breach of regulation 17: good governance due to the service not having an audit schedule and staff did not routinely complete local audits.
St Richard's Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 29 Jul 2026
There was a breach of regulation 12: safe care and treatment due to the design and environment of the maternity assessment unit did not meet the needs of women using the service due to a lack of space for women.
St Richard's Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 29 Jul 2026
The service was previously in breach of regulation 12: safe care and treatment due to checks not being completed on life saving equipment.
St Richard's Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 29 Jul 2026
At this assessment we identified a breach of regulations in relation to regulation 12: safe care and treatment and regulation 17: good governance.
Princess Royal Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 17 (Good governance)
- Date
- 29 Jul 2026
There was a breach of regulation 17: good governance due to the service not having an audit schedule and staff did not routinely complete local audits.
Princess Royal Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 29 Jul 2026
We also found a breach of regulation 12: safe care and treatment, we found women did not receive a midwifery review within 15 minutes of arrival within the maternity care centre and women did not receive a medical review within a timely manner.
Princess Royal Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 29 Jul 2026
Following this inspection the service remains in breach of this regulation.
Records by action taken
Read the chart values
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Regulatory breach | 402 |
| Requirement notice | 13 |
| Warning notice | 114 |
| Condition of registration | 2 |
| Letter of intent | 10 |
| Urgent enforcement | 8 |
The chart shows the mix of formal actions named across the loaded records.
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