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St Michael's Hospital

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

Location rating: Good  View location on CQC

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Five CQC key questions

Ratings held for this CQC location under the inspection framework, last inspected 14 December 2018. Ratings extracted from individual reports are shown separately below.

Safe
Good
Effective
Good
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Good

Most recent report indexed for actions

The date and rating here are from an individual report, not necessarily the location's latest assessment. Report ratings are extracted with AI; verify the original PDF.

Type: Location
Date: 20 August 2021
Rating extracted from this report: Inspected but not rated
Actions indexed: 4 should-do

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AI-extracted 2 Jun 2026

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 4 should-do

Should-do actions (4)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 4
Should do
Safe
The trust should ensure their new peri-operative documentations are implemented across all the surgical Care Groups immediately to include the patient safety alert, “confirming removal or flushing of lines and cannula after procedures 9 November 2017.”
Regulation: Regulation 12
Should-do action 2 of 4
Should do
Safe
The trust should ensure it reviews the COVID-19 guidelines for “amber” and “green” patients so that it can be followed consistently in all urgent cases.
Regulation: Regulation 12
Should-do action 3 of 4
Should do
Safe
The trust should continue to review and implement improvements so that information is recorded consistently. This is relation to peri-operative documentation packs and information about allergies on whiteboards in theatres.
Should-do action 4 of 4
Should do
Safe
The trust should continue to encourage uptake of the WHO checklist and Human Factor training, to improve compliance.