Source · CQC inspection

West Cornwall Hospital

Provider Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Type NHS Healthcare Organisation Region South West Last inspected 14 Dec 2018

Overall rating: Good  View full CQC report

Domain ratings

Five CQC key questions
Safe
Requires Improvement
Effective
Good
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Good

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 8 should-do

Should-do actions (8)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 8
Should do
Safe
The service should explore ways to reduce risk of harm to acutely unwell patients who remain at West Cornwall Urgent Treatment Centre overnight.
Should-do action 2 of 8
Should do
Safe
The service should improve compliance with safeguarding checklist before patients are discharged from the urgent treatment centre.
Should-do action 3 of 8
Should do
Responsive
The service should improve communication with trust-wide bed management colleagues to ensure consistency regarding potential patient discharges.
Should-do action 4 of 8
Should do
Well-led
The service should continue with recruitment to improve staffing levels for nurses and medical staff to full establishment.
Should-do action 5 of 8
Should do
Safe
The service should improve compliance in adult and paediatric Level 2 basic life saving and infection and prevention control Level 2 training
Should-do action 6 of 8
Should do
Well-led
The service should encourage staff to submit quality improvement ideas to facilitate staff input to improve the service.
Should-do action 7 of 8
Should do
Responsive
The service should improve hospital signs to confirm availability of urgent treatment care services.
Should-do action 8 of 8
Should do
Well-led
The service should improve staff appraisal and career development compliance.

Location details

CQC ID: REF01
Local authority: Cornwall
Region: South West

Inspection report

Type: Location
Date: 27 May 2022
Rating: Inspected but not rated
Actions: 8 should-do
AI-extracted 3 Jun 2026