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King Edward VII Hospital

Provider Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Type NHS Healthcare Organisation Region South East

Location rating: Not Yet Rated  View location on CQC

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Caring
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Type: Location
Date: 2 February 2016
Actions indexed: 2 must-do 5 should-do

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AI-extracted 2 Jun 2026

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 2 must-do 5 should-do

Must-do actions (2)

Legal requirements based on regulation breaches identified during inspection.

Must-do action 1 of 2
Must do
Safe
Ensure that the temperatures are monitored in areas where chemotherapy medicines are stored.
Regulation: Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
⚠ Chemotherapy was stored in the treatment room. We observed the door was left open throughout the day, which provided opportunities for unauthorised access to this room and meant chemotherapy medicines were not secure. We observed there was no thermometer in the treatment room to monitor the ambient room temperature. Inside …
Must-do action 2 of 2
Must do
Safe
Ensure that patients and staff are able to use emergency call bells in all toilet cubicles.
Regulation: Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
⚠ Of three patient toilets, we found one did not have a call bell to summon help in an emergency. This meant that should a patient become unwell in this area their safety could be compromised as they would be unable to summon staff assistance.

Should-do actions (5)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 5
Should do
Safe
Consider making improvements to the temperature in the patient toilet area.
Should-do action 2 of 5
Should do
Caring
Ensure that the environment allows for patients to have privacy where required during their care and treatment.
Should-do action 3 of 5
Should do
Effective
Consider the size and layout of paper health records to ensure that documents can be located easily.
Should-do action 4 of 5
Should do
Safe
Make improvements to emergency department staff being able to access the electronic prescribing system used for patients requiring chemotherapy. Although staff had put in measures to mitigate this risk the trust may wish to reassess the risks associated with these measures.
Should-do action 5 of 5
Should do
Safe
Consider staffing numbers on the unit.