Source · CQC inspection

Southport and Formby District General Hospital

Provider Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Type NHS Healthcare Organisation Region North West

Overall rating: Not Yet Rated  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

Regulatory breaches & enforcement

Current-framework "must do" equivalent

Breaches of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, stated verbatim in the CQC assessment.

Breaches identified (1)

Breach Safe
We found a breach of regulation for safe care and treatment in the safe, effective and responsive domains.
Regulation: Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment) · 3 Mar 2025

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 3 should-do

Should-do actions (3)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 3
Should do
Effective
The Trust should consider expanding dietetic and speech and language services to 7 days.
Should-do action 2 of 3
Should do
Safe
The Trust should ensure that records are kept securely.
Should-do action 3 of 3
Should do
Effective
The Trust should ensure that staff are up to date with Mental Capacity Act training.

Location details

CQC ID: RBN05
Local authority: Sefton
Region: North West

Inspection report

Type: Location
Date: 17 April 2024
Rating: Inspected but not rated
Actions: 3 should-do
AI-extracted 3 Jun 2026

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