St George's Hospital (Tooting)
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 28 Aug 2025
Breaches were also found around poor standards of documentation and information security.
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
St George's Hospital (Tooting)
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 28 Aug 2025
The service was in breach of the legal regulation relating to safe care and treatment.
Castle Place Practice
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 27 Aug 2025
We found a breach of the legal regulations in relation to Regulations of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 – Safe care and treatment.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 22 Aug 2025
The 9 regulatory breaches from our inspection in April 2023 had been met, but other aspects of the service needed a focus of attention.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 22 Aug 2025
We identified a regulatory breach of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, Regulation 12: Safe Care and Treatment in relation to the proper and safe management of medicines, the safe use of equipment, and care and treatment being provided...
We identified a regulatory breach of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, Regulation 12: Safe Care and Treatment in relation to the proper and safe management of medicines, the safe use of equipment, and care and treatment being provided to people who use the service in a safe timely way.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 22 Aug 2025
The service was previously inspected in June 2021 and was in breach of legal regulations in relation to safe care and treatment (Regulation 12) and equipment and premises (Regulation 15).
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 22 Aug 2025
We served the trust with breaches within 1 regulation in relation to some people not getting timely care, medicines not being managed safely at all times, and anaesthetic equipment not being checked as required at all times.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
- Regulation
- Regulation 18 (Staffing)
- Date
- 22 Aug 2025
We served the trust with breaches of 3 regulations around the failure to provide timely treatment, not always having safe staffing levels, and improvements needed in governance.
Good Hope Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 20 Aug 2025
We found a breach of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, in relation to Regulation 12: Safe care and treatment.
Good Hope Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 20 Aug 2025
We carried out this assessment following information of concern around waiting times, poor performance indicators and to follow up on the previous Warning Notice and breaches of regulation.
Good Hope Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 9 (Person-centred care)
- Date
- 20 Aug 2025
We found a breach of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 in relation to Regulation 9 Person Centred Care and Regulation 12 Safe Care and Treatment.
Good Hope Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 20 Aug 2025
We identified 2 breaches of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, in relation to Regulation 12: Safe care and treatment and Regulation 17: Good Governance.
Good Hope Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 20 Aug 2025
This assessment was conducted to follow up on concerns and breaches of regulation identified during our previous assessment published in June 2023.
Liverpool Women's Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 15 Aug 2025
We also carried out a focused inspection to follow up the warning notice during January 2024.
Liverpool Women's Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 15 Aug 2025
Following the inspection, we issued a warning notice requiring the trust to make significant improvements.
University Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 9 (Person-centred care)
- Date
- 15 Aug 2025
We found 5 breaches of the legal regulations in relation to safe care and treatment, staffing, premises and equipment, dignity and respect, and person-centred care.
University Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 15 Aug 2025
We found 4 breaches while completing the assessment at the service.
Liverpool Women's Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 15 Aug 2025
We found the service complied with the requirements of the warning notice issued in February 2023 but identified additional regulatory breaches relating to safe care and treatment (Regulation 12), good governance (Regulation 17) and staffing (Regulation 18).
Derriford Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 14 Aug 2025
However, the service remained in breach of 1 regulation and we found 1 new breach of regulation.
Northampton General Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 13 Aug 2025
On 20 March 2025, we served a Section 29A Warning Notice to inform the trust that significant improvements were required to improve patient flow through medical care and to ensure timely discharges.
Whipps Cross University Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 13 Aug 2025
The purpose of the assessment was to follow up on the warning notice served under Section 29A of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 which was issued to the service following our assessment in July 2024.
Northampton General Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 13 Aug 2025
At this inspection in February 2025, we rated the emergency department as \u201crequires improvement\u201d On 20 March 2025, we served a Section 29A Warning Notice to inform the trust that significant improvements were required to address concerns we found that could lead to...
At this inspection in February 2025, we rated the emergency department as \u201crequires improvement\u201d On 20 March 2025, we served a Section 29A Warning Notice to inform the trust that significant improvements were required to address concerns we found that could lead to patient harm, improve management of patient flow out of the emergency department and make sure patients\u2019 privacy and dignity needs were being met. > We found 3 breaches of the legal regulations in relation to safe care and treatment, safe staffing and governance.
Northampton General Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 13 Aug 2025
We found 3 breaches of the legal regulations in relation to infection prevention and control, medicines management, supporting staff with annual appraisals, and training and governance.
The Countess of Chester Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 08 Aug 2025
The warning notice told the trust it must make significant improvements to the quality of healthcare provided by the trust's urgent and emergency care services.
The Countess of Chester Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 08 Aug 2025
Following the assessment, we issued the trust a warning notice under Section 29a of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 on 4 April 2025.
The Countess of Chester Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 08 Aug 2025
The warning notice told the trust it must make significant improvements to the quality of healthcare provided by the trust’s urgent and emergency care services.
The Countess of Chester Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 08 Aug 2025
Following the assessment, we issued the trust a warning notice under Section 29A of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 on 4 April 2025.
The Countess of Chester Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 08 Aug 2025
We rated urgent and emergency care inadequate in 2 key questions, with repeated breaches of the legal regulations.
The Countess of Chester Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 10 (Dignity and respect)
- Date
- 08 Aug 2025
The warning notice was issued due to breaches of 5 of the legal regulations in relation to dignity and respect, safeguarding from abuse and improper treatment, premises and equipment, governance and staffing.
UHBW Bristol Campus
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 01 Aug 2025
This assessment was to follow up on actions the service had taken after we identified breaches of 2 legal regulations at our last assessment in June 2024.
The Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 28 Jul 2025
We found that the service has made improvements and had met the actions of the warning notice.
The Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 28 Jul 2025
We assessed service assessment group maternity at this location, to review the progress made against the warning notice that we served on the provider following the inspection in August 2023.
The Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 28 Jul 2025
We found a breach of regulation in relation to: timely reviews of high risk women and birthing people on the wards who were waiting for their labour to be induced.
The Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 28 Jul 2025
At this assessment we identified a breach of regulation: 12 Safe Care and Treatment.
Great Western Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 10 (Dignity and respect)
- Date
- 25 Jul 2025
The service was in breach of the legal regulation relating to safe care and treatment, dignity and respect and governance.
Great Western Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 25 Jul 2025
There were improvements following the breaches reported in the previous inspection of surgery in 2020.
Croydon University Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 16 Jul 2025
Improvements in governance were not found the service remained in breach of regulation.
Croydon University Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 16 Jul 2025
We found new breaches of regulation in relation to safeguarding and Mental Capacity Act, safe care and treatment and privacy and dignity.
Croydon University Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 16 Jul 2025
We found eight breaches of the legal regulations in relation safe care and treatment, consent, premises and equipment, medicines management and good governance as well as staffing at this assessment.
Croydon University Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 17 (Good governance)
- Date
- 16 Jul 2025
At the last assessment the service was in breach of regulation relating to good governance and this was a continued breach at this assessment.
Croydon University Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 16 Jul 2025
Whilst the service had improved in a number of places since the last assessment at this assessment we still found breaches of legal regulations.
HMP YOI Rochester
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 15 Jul 2025
The provider was found compliant in relation to the previous breach of regulation for complaints.
HMP YOI Rochester
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 15 Jul 2025
The provider remained in breach of the legal regulation in relation to regulation 12, safe care and treatment, regulation 18, staffing and regulation 17 governance.
HMP YOI Rochester
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 15 Jul 2025
At this assessment, we found 3 breaches of regulation.
HMP YOI Rochester
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 15 Jul 2025
We issued an action plan request in relation to breaches of regulation found relating to safe care and treatment, complaints, governance and staffing.
Whipton Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 14 Jul 2025
We took urgent enforcement action to keep people safe.
Whipton Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 14 Jul 2025
We found breaches of regulation in relation to safe care and treatment and safeguarding.
The York Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 02 Jul 2025
While improvements had been made since the last assessment, we identified breaches of regulation in relation to safe care and treatment, and premises and equipment.
The York Hospital
- Regulation
- —
- Date
- 02 Jul 2025
The service remained in breach of these regulations at this assessment.
The York Hospital
- Regulation
- Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
- Date
- 02 Jul 2025
The service was in breach of regulations relating to safe care and treatment, premises and equipment and good governance as well as staffing.
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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