Source · CQC inspection
The Countess of Chester Hospital
Provider Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Type NHS Healthcare Organisation
Region North West
Last inspected 8 Aug 2025
Overall rating: Requires Improvement View full CQC report
Domain ratings
Safe
Requires Improvement
Effective
Requires Improvement
Caring
Good
Responsive
Requires Improvement
Well-led
Requires Improvement
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
Urgent and emergency services
Inadequate
Regulatory breaches & enforcement
Warning notice
Overall
Following the assessment, we issued the trust a warning notice under Section 29A of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 on 4 April 2025.
Warning notice
Overall
The warning notice told the trust it must make significant improvements to the quality of healthcare provided by the trust’s urgent and emergency care services.
Warning notice
Overall
The warning notice told the trust it must make significant improvements to the quality of healthcare provided by the trust's urgent and emergency care services.
Warning notice
Caring
The warning notice was issued due to breaches of 5 of the legal regulations in relation to dignity and respect, safeguarding from abuse and improper treatment, premises and equipment, governance and staffing.
Warning notice
Overall
Following the assessment, we issued the trust a warning notice under Section 29a of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 on 4 April 2025.
Breaches identified (1)
Breach
Overall
We rated urgent and emergency care inadequate in 2 key questions, with repeated breaches of the legal regulations.