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The London Chest Hospital

Provider Barts Health NHS Trust Type NHS Healthcare Organisation Region London Last inspected 7 Nov 2013

Overall rating: Requires Improvement  View full CQC report

Domain ratings

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

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
Action must be taken to improve staff’s ability to respond in a timely manner to patients’ needs at night and to ensure their safety and welfare.
Regulation: Regulation 9 HSCA 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010: Care and Welfare of Patients. Regulation 9(1)(b)(ii)
⚠ People who uses services were not protected against the risks of receiving care or treatment that is inappropriate or unsafe by ensuring the welfare and safety of the service user.

Should-do actions (3)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 3
Should do
Responsive
There should be better communication about the reasons for, and likely length of, wait in outpatients.
Should-do action 2 of 3
Should do
Well-led
The hospital should address the concerns about the implementation of the review of nursing posts and effects of this on the skill mix of nursing staff.
Should-do action 3 of 3
Should do
Responsive
The provision of written information is mainly in English with little information about how this maybe obtained in other languages or formats.

Location details

CQC ID: R1H83
Local authority: Tower Hamlets
Region: London

Inspection report

Type: New inspection
Date: 7 November 2013
Actions: 1 must-do 3 should-do
AI-extracted 2 Jun 2026