Colchester General Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 08 Oct 2025
During our assessment, we found concerns which resulted in a breach of regulation in which we served a warning notice.
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
Colchester General Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 08 Oct 2025
In our assessment of medical care (including older people) services we found breaches relating to safe care and treatment, poor compliance with infection, prevention control measures and use of protective personal equipment.
Milton Keynes Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 18 (Staffing)
- Date
- 03 Oct 2025
We identified breaches in regulation 18 staffing, regulation 17 good governance and regulation 15 premises and equipment.
Queen Alexandra Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 01 Oct 2025
We found that the service had made improvements and had met the actions of the warning notices We visited the following areas as part of the assessment: Urgent and emergency services, medical wards and the endoscopy department.
Queen Alexandra Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 01 Oct 2025
We also reviewed progress made against a warning notice served on the provider following the inspection of urgent and emergency care in October 2019.
Queen Alexandra Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 15 (Premises and equipment)
- Date
- 01 Oct 2025
However, we found 5 breaches of the regulations in relation to premises and equipment (waiting rooms and escalation areas), staffing (training), person centred care (learning disability), and good governance (contemporaneous records and identifying and assessing risks).
Queen Alexandra Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 9 (Person-centred care)
- Date
- 01 Oct 2025
At this inspection, we found the service breached legal regulations about staffing and person-centred care.
Queen Alexandra Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 15 (Premises and equipment)
- Date
- 01 Oct 2025
The hospital was in breach of legal regulations in relation to premises and equipment (waiting and escalation areas in the emergency department), staffing (training), person centred care (learning disability), and good governance (contemporaneous records and identifying and...
The hospital was in breach of legal regulations in relation to premises and equipment (waiting and escalation areas in the emergency department), staffing (training), person centred care (learning disability), and good governance (contemporaneous records and identifying and assessing risks).
Dorset County Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 26 Sep 2025
This was a follow up assessment following a section 29a Warning Notice issued in June 2023.
Broomfield Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 17 (Good governance)
- Date
- 17 Sep 2025
The service was issued with a Warning Notice under section 29A of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 under Regulation 17 there is a need for the service to demonstrate significant improvements in good governance and quality of health care.
Basildon University Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 17 Sep 2025
The service was issued with a Warning Notice under section 29A of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
Southend University Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 17 (Good governance)
- Date
- 17 Sep 2025
The service was issued with a Warning Notice under section 29A of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 under Regulation 17 there is a need for the service to demonstrate significant improvements in good governance and quality of health care.
Liverpool Urgent Treatment Centre
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 17 Sep 2025
We found one breach of regulation in relation to Regulation 12 HSCA (RA) Regulations 2014 Safe care and treatment.
Broomfield Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 17 Sep 2025
We found 2 breaches of the legal regulations in relation to safe care and treatment and governance.
Broomfield Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 17 (Good governance)
- Date
- 17 Sep 2025
We served a Section 29A Warning Notice for Regulation 17 outlining the breaches and that we required the service to make improvements.
Broomfield Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 17 Sep 2025
Following our assessment the concerns raised demonstrate a breach of Regulation 12 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Regulation 17 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
Broomfield Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 17 Sep 2025
Following our assessment of Children and Young People Services the concerns raised demonstrate a breach of Regulation 12 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Regulation 17 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities)...
Following our assessment of Children and Young People Services the concerns raised demonstrate a breach of Regulation 12 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Regulation 17 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
Basildon University Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 17 Sep 2025
We found 2 breaches of the legal regulations in relation to safe care and treatment and governance.
Basildon University Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 17 (Good governance)
- Date
- 17 Sep 2025
We served a Section 29A Warning Notice for Regulation 17 outlining the breaches and that we required the service to make improvements.
Basildon University Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 17 Sep 2025
Following our assessment the concerns demonstrate a breach of Regulation 12 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Regulation 17 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
Basildon University Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 17 Sep 2025
Following our assessment the concerns raised demonstrate a breach of Regulation 12 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Regulation 17 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
Southend University Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 17 Sep 2025
We found 2 breaches of the legal regulations in relation to safe care and treatment and governance.
Southend University Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 17 (Good governance)
- Date
- 17 Sep 2025
We served a Section 29A Warning Notice for Regulation 17 outlining the breaches which required the service to take action to address.
Southend University Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 17 Sep 2025
Following our assessment the concerns raised demonstrate a breach of Regulation 12 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Regulation 17 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
Southend University Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 17 Sep 2025
Following our assessment of Children and Young People Services the concerns raised demonstrate a breach of Regulation 12 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Regulation 17 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities)...
Following our assessment of Children and Young People Services the concerns raised demonstrate a breach of Regulation 12 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Regulation 17 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
Pilgrim Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 04 Sep 2025
Therefore, at the time of publication, this is not an ongoing breach.
Pilgrim Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 04 Sep 2025
At the time of the onsite assessment the evidence indicated that there was one breach of the legal regulations in relation to safe storage of medicines.
HMP Bedford
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 04 Sep 2025
We found that the service had made significant improvement and were compliant with the breaches in relation to regulation 12.
HMP Bedford
- Regulation
- Regulation 17 (Good governance)
- Date
- 04 Sep 2025
We also identified breaches in regulation 17 good governance and regulation 18 staffing, and we issued an action plan request, the provider was given more time to address these concerns.
HMP Bedford
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 04 Sep 2025
We followed up the concerns identified in April 2025 and served a warning notice in relation to breaches of regulation relating to regulation 12 safe care and treatment (specifically relating to patients who were residing or had resided on the inpatient unit as well as patients...
We followed up the concerns identified in April 2025 and served a warning notice in relation to breaches of regulation relating to regulation 12 safe care and treatment (specifically relating to patients who were residing or had resided on the inpatient unit as well as patients who required support from the mental health team).
Blackpool Victoria Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 29 Aug 2025
This meant we did not need to take urgent enforcement action.
Blackpool Victoria Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 29 Aug 2025
We conducted this unannounced focused assessment on 18 and 19 March 2025 as a follow-up of the requires improvement rating and Section 31 letter of intent.
Blackpool Victoria Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 29 Aug 2025
We conducted this unannounced focused assessment on 18 and 19 March 2025 as a follow-up of the requires improvement rating and Section 31 letter of intent issued in 2022.
Royal Cornwall Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 29 Aug 2025
We found three breaches of regulation where care and treatment was not always provided in a safe and timely way in line with clinical guidance.
Royal Cornwall Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 10 (Dignity and respect)
- Date
- 29 Aug 2025
We found 5 breaches of the legal regulations in relation to safe delivery of care and treatment, premises and equipment, staffing, dignity and respect, and good governance.
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 28 Aug 2025
The Warning Notice was met due to notable improvements in the service but with still some residual improvements needed.
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 28 Aug 2025
At our previous assessment in February 2023, we issued a Section 29A Warning Notice in relation to insufficient medical staffing to provide safe care and treatment in triage.
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 28 Aug 2025
We issued the trust with a Section 31 Letter of Intent for Maternity Services.
St George's Hospital (Tooting)
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 28 Aug 2025
In response to the warning notice, the trust made a number of changes to ensure women, birthing people, and babies were safe.
St George's Hospital (Tooting)
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 28 Aug 2025
Following the inspection, under Section 29A of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, we issued a warning notice to the provider.
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 28 Aug 2025
The service was in breach of the legal regulations relating to safe care and treatment due to long waits, crowding and lack of flow in the department.
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 28 Aug 2025
Because of crowding in the department, and the lack of flow meaning patients were waiting a long time both in and to access the department, we have issued a regulatory breach.
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 28 Aug 2025
Four of the 5 regulatory breaches from our inspection in 2023 had been met, but the requirement for all staff to have appraisals had not.
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 28 Aug 2025
We identified breaches of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, in relation to Regulation 12: Safe care and treatment, Regulation 17: Good Governance, and Regulation 15: Premises and equipment.
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 28 Aug 2025
This assessment was conducted to follow up on concerns and breaches of regulation identified during our previous assessment published in February 2024.
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 28 Aug 2025
We have issued the service with a S31 Letter of Intent and given the hospital a number of breaches of Regulations to be acted on.
St George's Hospital (Tooting)
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 28 Aug 2025
The service was in breach of Regulation 12 (safe care and treatment) and Regulation 17 (good governance).
St George's Hospital (Tooting)
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 28 Aug 2025
We found 3 breaches of the regulations in relation to safe care and treatment, premises and equipment and good governance.
St George's Hospital (Tooting)
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 28 Aug 2025
Although some improvements had been made, they were insufficient, and the service remained in breach of this regulation.
St George's Hospital (Tooting)
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 28 Aug 2025
The service was previously in breach of Regulation 12 (safe care and treatment) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
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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