Source · CQC inspection

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Provider Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Type NHS Healthcare Organisation Region London Last inspected 3 Jun 2026

Overall rating: Good View full CQC report

Domain ratings

Five CQC key questions

Safe

Requires Improvement

Effective

Good

Caring

Good

Responsive

Good

Well-led

Good

Current CQC assessment

Single Assessment Framework

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

Good Assessed 3 June 2026

The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.

Date of assessment: 24 and 25 February 2026 and 18 and 19 March 2026. Queen Elizabeth Hospital is part of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Foundation Trust and offers a wide range of hospital services to people living in Lewisham and Greenwich. This assessment looked at urgent and emergency care, medical care, outpatients and diagnostic imaging to assess the quality of the care received by patients using those services. The rating of urgent and emergency care, medical care, outpatients and diagnostic imaging have been combined with the ratings of the other …

Ratings by service

Diagnostic and screening services

Good

Feb 2026

Medical care (Including older people's care)

Good

Feb 2026

Outpatients

Good

Feb 2026

Urgent and emergency services

Good

Feb 2026

Diagnostic and screening services

Good

Dec 2025

Medical care (Including older people's care)

Good

Dec 2025

Outpatients

Good

Dec 2025

Urgent and emergency services

Good

Dec 2025

Diagnostic and screening services

Good

Oct 2025

Medical care (Including older people's care)

Good

Oct 2025

Outpatients

Good

Oct 2025

Urgent and emergency services

Good

Oct 2025

Diagnostic and screening services

Good

Sep 2025

Medical care (Including older people's care)

Good

Sep 2025

Outpatients

Good

Sep 2025

Urgent and emergency services

Good

Sep 2025

Regulatory breaches & enforcement

Current-framework "must do" equivalent

Breaches of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, stated verbatim in the CQC assessment.

Breaches identified (3)

Breach Safe

However, we found 5 breaches of the regulations in relation to safe care and treatment and governance.

Regulation: Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment) · 3 Jun 2026

Breach Overall

We have requested an action plan in response to the above breaches from the provider at the time of publication of the formal report.

· 3 Jun 2026

Breach Overall

As a combined ASG of OPD and diagnostic imaging assessment, this service was not previously in breach of any regulations.

· 3 Jun 2026

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 5 should-do

Should-do actions (5)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 5

Should do

Safe

The services should continue to address the vacancy rates in the service.

Should-do action 2 of 5

Should do

Safe

The services should ensure staff complete daily checks of emergency equipment.

Should-do action 3 of 5

Should do

Safe

The services should ensure appropriate action is taken in a timely manner when fridge temperatures are out of range.

Should-do action 4 of 5

Should do

Safe

The services should ensure specialist staff have access to appropriate safeguarding supervision to carry out their duties.

Should-do action 5 of 5

Should do

Safe

The services should ensure staff complete and document fresh eyes observations in line with national guidance.

Location details

CQC ID: RJ231

Local authority: Greenwich

Region: London

Inspection report

Type: Location

Date: 24 January 2024

Rating: Requires Improvement

Actions: 5 should-do

AI-extracted 3 Jun 2026

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