Source · CQC inspection
Peterborough City Hospital
Provider North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Type NHS Healthcare Organisation
Region East
Last inspected 3 Apr 2025
Overall rating: Requires Improvement View full CQC report
Domain ratings
Safe
Requires Improvement
Effective
Requires Improvement
Caring
Good
Responsive
Requires Improvement
Well-led
Good
Current CQC assessment
Requires Improvement
The service is not performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
Ratings by service
Medical care (Including older people's care)
Good
Urgent and emergency services
Requires Improvement
Regulatory breaches & enforcement
Breaches identified (1)
Breach
Safe
We found two breaches of regulations relating to safe care and treatment and staffing.
Earlier inspection findings
Should-do actions (8)
Should-do action 1 of 8
Should do
Safe
The trust should ensure all women receive one to one care during activelabour.
Should-do action 2 of 8
Should do
Safe
The trust should review the triage process around the documentation of women’s admission unto patient records and the transfer of women from day assessment unit to triage.
Should-do action 3 of 8
Should do
Safe
The trust should ensure staff are up to date with their fetal monitoring competency test training.
Should-do action 4 of 8
Should do
Well-led
The service should ensure staff receive safeguarding supervision and appraisal as necessary to carry out their duties.
Should-do action 5 of 8
Should do
Safe
The trust should continue to address the vacancy and sickness rates in maternity staffing.
Should-do action 6 of 8
Should do
Safe
The service should ensure that handovers, ward rounds and safety huddles are structured and not interrupted so that patient reviews are comprehensive and completed safely without distraction.
Should-do action 7 of 8
Should do
Caring
The trust should consider ensuring the bereavement room is soundproof to improve the experience of bereaved women and families who have experienced a loss.
Should-do action 8 of 8
Should do
Responsive
The trust should ensure that it continues to improve the waiting times of women and birthing people attending the triage unit.