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Southampton General Hospital

Type NHS Healthcare Organisation Region South East Last inspected 17 Apr 2019

Overall rating: Requires Improvement  View full CQC report

Domain ratings

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

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 1 must-do 2 should-do

Must-do actions (1)

Legal requirements based on regulation breaches identified during inspection.

Must-do action 1 of 1
Must do
Well-led
The trust board must ensure they have oversight regarding window safety across all trust sites.
Regulation: Regulation 17(1)
⚠ We found that some window restrictors had visible rust, which may reduce their ability to withstand reasonable force, and not all restrictors were tamperproof. This meant they could be unlocked, and windows opened beyond the recommended 100mm or less, posing a risk to staff, patients, and visitors. The assessment of …

Should-do actions (2)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 2
Should do
Well-led
The trust should ensure that a clear and documented process is used to complete a visual inspection of window safety and that this is consistently applied.
Should-do action 2 of 2
Should do
Well-led
The trust should consider how it maintains oversight of window restrictor durability outside of the annual checking programme.

Location details

CQC ID: RHM01
Local authority: Southampton
Region: South East

Inspection report

Type: Location
Date: 21 July 2023
Rating: Inspected but not rated
Actions: 1 must-do 2 should-do
AI-extracted 3 Jun 2026

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