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Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Type NHS Healthcare Organisation Region East Last inspected 16 Oct 2019

Location rating: Outstanding  View location on CQC

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Five CQC key questions

Ratings held for this CQC location under the inspection framework, last inspected 16 October 2019. Ratings extracted from individual reports are shown separately below.

Safe
Outstanding
Effective
Outstanding
Caring
Outstanding
Responsive
Outstanding
Well-led
Outstanding

Most recent report indexed for actions

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Type: Location
Date: 16 October 2019
Rating extracted from this report: Outstanding
Actions indexed: 6 should-do

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AI-extracted 3 Jun 2026

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 6 should-do

Should-do actions (6)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 6
Should do
Safe
The service should continue to address mandatory training compliance.
Should-do action 2 of 6
Should do
Responsive
The service should continue to work to reduce the number of cancelled operations due to critical care beds not being available.
Should-do action 3 of 6
Should do
Safe
The service should continue to audit the response times for the Alert team to evidence the service is meeting its targets.
Should-do action 4 of 6
Should do
Well-led
The service should continue to address recruitment to ensure a permanent workforce of radiographers.
Should-do action 5 of 6
Should do
Safe
The service should continue to address mandatory training compliance for allied health professionals and medical staff.
Should-do action 6 of 6
Should do
Responsive
The service should review the way it collects patient feedback to reflect the views of patients using the diagnostic imaging department.