Source · CQC inspection

Barking Birth Centre

Provider Barts Health NHS Trust Type NHS Healthcare Organisation Region London Last inspected 15 Nov 2022

Overall rating: Requires Improvement  View full CQC report

Domain ratings

Five CQC key questions
Safe
Requires Improvement
Effective
Not Yet Rated
Caring
Not Yet Rated
Responsive
Not Yet Rated
Well-led
Requires Improvement

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 1 must-do 3 should-do

Must-do actions (1)

Legal requirements based on regulation breaches identified during inspection.

Must-do action 1 of 1
Must do
Safe
The trust must ensure medicines prescribed through patient group directions are reviewed.
Regulation: Regulation 12 (1)(2)(g)
⚠ We found that some patient group directions (PGDs) were not in use or were in draft format.

Should-do actions (3)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 3
Should do
Safe
The trust should ensure staff have regular birth pool evacuation training.
Should-do action 2 of 3
Should do
Safe
The trust should ensure staff have regular baby abduction prevention drills.
Should-do action 3 of 3
Should do
Safe
The trust should consider reminding staff about closing sharps boxes.

Location details

CQC ID: R1H41
Local authority: Barking and Dagenham
Region: London

Inspection report

Type: Location
Date: 15 November 2022
Rating: Requires Improvement
Actions: 1 must-do 3 should-do
AI-extracted 2 Jun 2026