Source · CQC inspection
King's College Hospital
Provider King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Type NHS Healthcare Organisation
Region London
Last inspected 4 Mar 2026
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
Maternity
Requires Improvement
Maternity
Requires Improvement
Maternity
Requires Improvement
Medical care (Including older people's care)
Requires Improvement
Medical care (Including older people's care)
Requires Improvement
Medical care (Including older people's care)
Requires Improvement
Services for children & young people
Requires Improvement
Services for children & young people
Requires Improvement
Services for children & young people
Requires Improvement
Regulatory breaches & enforcement
Breaches identified (3)
Breach
Well-led
We found 3 breaches of the regulations in relation to staffing, safeguarding and governance.
Breach
Well-led
The service was in breach of legal regulation in relation to Regulation 18 Staffing, Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
Breach
Safe
The service was previously in breach of Regulation 12 (safe care and treatment), Regulation 15 (premises and equipment), and Regulation 17 (good governance) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.