Scarborough Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 20 Mar 2026
We found new breaches of regulations in relation to safe care and treatment and good governance.
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.
Newest content date: 4 Sep 2026. This describes the content held here, not the date this page was opened.
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- 6 Sep 2026
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Enforcement actions
Scarborough Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 17 (Good governance)
- Date
- 20 Mar 2026
We found continued breaches of legal regulations in relation to staffing, consent, good governance and access to services.
Nottingham City Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 18 (Staffing)
- Date
- 11 Mar 2026
We found breaches of regulations relating to security; organisational culture, staff wellbeing; engagement; visibility of leadership; consultant staffing and safeguarding training requirements.
Nottingham City Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 11 Mar 2026
We found breaches of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 in the following areas: Safe care and treatment - in relation to security.
Community Care Advice Centre
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 06 Mar 2026
We found three breaches of the regulations in relation to safe care and treatment, person centred care and good governance.
Queen's Medical Centre
- Regulation
- Regulation 18 (Staffing)
- Date
- 04 Mar 2026
We found breaches of regulations relating to security; organisational culture, staff well-being; engagement; visibility of leadership; consultant staffing and safeguarding training requirements.
Queen's Medical Centre
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 04 Mar 2026
We found breaches of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 in the following areas: Safe care and treatment – in relation to medicines management and the security.
Princess Royal University Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 04 Mar 2026
However, the service remained in breach of the regulations safe care and treatment and good governance.
Princess Royal University Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 04 Mar 2026
As this was a focused assessment, we only looked at the safe, responsive and well led domains, where there were breaches of regulation.
King's College Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 18 (Staffing)
- Date
- 04 Mar 2026
We found 3 breaches of the regulations in relation to staffing, safeguarding and governance.
King's College Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 18 (Staffing)
- Date
- 04 Mar 2026
The service was in breach of legal regulation in relation to Regulation 18 Staffing, Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
King's College Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 04 Mar 2026
The service was previously in breach of Regulation 12 (safe care and treatment), Regulation 15 (premises and equipment), and Regulation 17 (good governance) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
Northampton General Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 03 Mar 2026
We carried out this assessment to check the quality of services in response to a Section 29A Warning Notice (WN) we served to the trust in March 2025 following an onsite assessment in February 2025.
Northampton General Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 03 Mar 2026
We carried out this assessment of medical care only to check the quality of services in response to a Section 29A Warning Notice (WN) we served to the trust in March 2025 following an assessment in February 2025.
Northampton General Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 03 Mar 2026
At this assessment we did not rate as we only looked at specific aspects in response to the Section 29a Warning Notice (WN).
Worthing Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 27 Feb 2026
The service was previously in breach of the legal regulation in relation to Safe Care and Treatment.
Worthing Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 27 Feb 2026
The breach was in relation to assurance through auditing systems, setting of targets and benchmarking processes.
Worthing Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 27 Feb 2026
We also found breaches in relation to the governance of the service.
Worthing Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 27 Feb 2026
The breaches related to appropriate management of risks including ligature risk assessments, medicines management and safeguarding training.
Worthing Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 27 Feb 2026
We found 2 breaches in the regulations in relation to safe care and treatment and governance.
Worthing Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 27 Feb 2026
We found breaches of regulations in relation to: risk assessments of the environment, staff training and governance of the service.
Worthing Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 27 Feb 2026
We assessed the maternity services in response to ongoing concerns about the services and follow up on past breaches of regulation.
Derriford Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 27 Feb 2026
Although the service had made significant improvements since our last visit (some breaches had been addressed), they were still failing to provide safe care and treatment.
Derriford Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 27 Feb 2026
At this assessment the rating remains requires improvement as we identified some continued and new breaches of regulations.
Derriford Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 10 (Dignity and respect)
- Date
- 27 Feb 2026
We identified breaches in regulation relating to safe care and treatment, dignity and respect and good governance.
The Ipswich Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
In addition, it was to review the progress made against the requirement notice that was served on the provider following the inspection in January 2020.
The Ipswich Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
We found the service had taken actions to address the requirement notice however, current performance demonstrated challenges with maintaining compliance in some areas.
The Ipswich Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
We carried out this assessment to review the progress made against the requirement notice that was served on the provider following the inspection in January 2020.
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
The Warning Notice was not fully met as there will still improvements needed to ensure good communication for all women and their families.
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
We found on this inspection that the Warning Notice was met.
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
We found on this inspection that the Warning Notice had been met.
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
We found on this inspection that the guidelines had been updated in line with national guidance and the Warning Notice had been met.
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
The Warning Notice was not fully met as there are still significant improvements needed to staff the departments.
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
The Warning Notice was met as we found on this inspection these checks were consistently completed and there was a robust system for checking equipment.
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
The Warning Notice was met due to notable improvements in the service but there were still some improvements needed.
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
At our previous assessment in July 2024, we issued a Section 29A Warning Notice in relation to: Insufficient medical staffing to provide safe care and treatment in triage.
The Ipswich Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
We found breaches in Safe Care and Treatment and Good Governance.
The Ipswich Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
During our assessment we found concerns which resulted in a breach of regulation in which we served a warning notice.
The Ipswich Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
We previously inspected in 2020 and found 6 breaches of regulations relating to safe care and treatment, staffing and good governance.
The Ipswich Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
We found breaches in consent, safe care and treatment, and good governance.
The Ipswich Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
During our assessment, we found concerns which resulted in a breach of regulation in which we served a warning notice.
The Ipswich Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
At this assessment we identified breaches of regulations in relation to Safe Care and Treatment and Good Governance for both services.
The Ipswich Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
In our assessment of medical care (including older people) services and urgent and emergency care, we found concerns which resulted in a breach of regulation in which we served a warning notice.
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
The breach of the regulation also covers the safe management of medicines and the failure to be compliant with safeguarding training.
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
While we know much of this was outside of the department’s control, we have served the trust with a breach of a regulation due to considering the patient’s experience and the potential for harm notwithstanding this was recognised by the department’s leaders and always in focus.
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
We have rated the department as good overall, but the safe care and treatment of patients requires improvement and we have served the trust with breaches of a regulation in this regard.
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 9 (Person-centred care)
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
The service was in breach of the legal regulation relating to safe care and treatment, person-centred care and staffing.
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
This assessment was carried out to follow up on the Section 29A that we issued in July 2024 following concerns and breaches of regulation identified during out previous assessment published in July 2024.
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
The trust has been issued with requirement notices for breaches of regulation in maternity services and urgent and emergency care.
Salford Royal Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 18 (Staffing)
- Date
- 13 Feb 2026
The warning notice related to staffing levels across the surgical wards and concerns about the systems and processes used to identify and manage risks affecting quality and safety on the surgical wards.
Records by action taken
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| 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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