Source · CQC inspection
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Provider The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Type NHS Healthcare Organisation
Region East
Last inspected 8 Jul 2026
Overall rating: Requires Improvement View full CQC report
Domain ratings
Safe
Requires Improvement
Effective
Good
Caring
Good
Responsive
Requires Improvement
Well-led
Requires Improvement
Current CQC assessment
Requires Improvement
The service is not performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
Ratings by service
Surgery
Requires Improvement
Regulatory breaches & enforcement
Breaches identified (2)
Breach
Safe
The service breached legal regulations relating to safe care and treatment, and to premises and equipment.
Breach
Overall
During our assessment, we found concerns which resulted in a breach of regulation.
Earlier inspection findings
Must-do actions (5)
Must-do action 1 of 5
Must do
Safe
The service must ensure staff complete and document fresh eyes observations in line with national and trust guidance.
Must-do action 2 of 5
Must do
Safe
The service must ensure staff escalate and document adverse baby observations.
Must-do action 3 of 5
Must do
Safe
The service must ensure women and birthing people are seen within appropriate timelines by medical staff when presenting to maternity triage.
Must-do action 4 of 5
Must do
Safe
The service should ensure staff are up to date with maternity mandatory training modules.
Must-do action 5 of 5
Must do
Well-led
The service should ensure all staff are supported through supervision and appraisals to carry out their duties.
Should-do actions (5)
Should-do action 1 of 5
Should do
Safe
The service should ensure staff whomay have to provide care for out-of-scope events are giving training to do so.
Should-do action 2 of 5
Should do
Well-led
The service should ensure all incidents are investigated in a timely way.
Should-do action 3 of 5
Should do
Well-led
The service should ensure maternity telephone triage monitoring allows for detailed data collection.
Should-do action 4 of 5
Should do
Safe
The service should ensure discarded controlled medicines are recorded in line with trust guidance.
Should-do action 5 of 5
Should do
Safe
The service should ensure emergency equipment is checked daily in line with their procedures.