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Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Provider Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Type NHS Healthcare Organisation Region East Midlands Last inspected 16 Sep 2026

Location rating: Good  View location on CQC

Location ratings by domain

Five CQC key questions

Ratings held for this CQC location under the Single Assessment Framework, assessed 16 September 2026. Ratings extracted from individual reports are shown separately below.

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

CQC assessments indexed

Single Assessment Framework

From 2024 CQC rates services through ongoing assessments rather than comprehensive inspections.

Good
The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (CRHFT) is an acute provider of hospital and community healthcare services for more than 400,000 people across Derbyshire. The trust employs more than 5,000 staff across Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Royal Primary Care and Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services (DSFS), supported by a team of volunteers.Chesterfield Royal Hospital has a range of services including a 24-hour emergency department, an urgent treatment centre, specialist children's services including child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), inpatient and outpatient care, diagnostics, therapies, day-case treatments and inpatient surgery.The hospital …

Ratings by service

Medical care (Including older people's care)
Good
Feb 2026
Services for children & young people
Good
Feb 2024
Urgent and emergency services
Good
Feb 2024

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: 26 July 2023
Rating extracted from this report: Requires Improvement
Actions indexed: 10 should-do

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AI-extracted 2 Jun 2026

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 10 should-do

Should-do actions (10)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 10
Should do
Safe
The service should continue delivering the learning week programme as planned to ensure training targets are met.
Should-do action 2 of 10
Should do
Safe
The service should continue to monitor that all staff are up to date with safeguarding adults and safeguarding children training at a level appropriate to their role.
Should-do action 3 of 10
Should do
Safe
The service should continue to monitor that all mandatory training meets the trust’s targets.
Should-do action 4 of 10
Should do
Safe
The service should provide pool evacuation training for staff who assist with water births.
Should-do action 5 of 10
Should do
Caring
The service should review handovers on the Birth Centre to identify if improvements to maintaining confidentiality can be achieved.
Should-do action 6 of 10
Should do
Safe
The service should ensure daily checks are completed and recorded for the fridge temperatures and emergency trolley on the Birth Centre.
Should-do action 7 of 10
Should do
Well-led
The service should investigate all incidents without delay in line with trust policy.
Should-do action 8 of 10
Should do
Safe
The service should consider implementing a structured approach to all handovers between clinical staff.
Should-do action 9 of 10
Should do
Safe
The service should continue to monitor staffing levels to ensure all clinical areas are adequately staffed to provide safe patient care.
Should-do action 10 of 10
Should do
Well-led
The service should ensure that policies are up to date and reviewed in accordance with the review date.