Source · CQC inspection

Withington Community Hospital

Provider University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust Type NHS Healthcare Organisation Region North West

Overall rating: Good  View full CQC report

Domain ratings

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

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 11 should-do

Should-do actions (11)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 11
Should do
Effective
Offer staff opportunities to develop surgical nursing competence skills.
Should-do action 2 of 11
Should do
Well-led
Consider having data available to staff on performance at a local level including local audit activity.
Should-do action 3 of 11
Should do
Well-led
Increase senior management visibility at Withington treatment centre.
Should-do action 4 of 11
Should do
Well-led
Cascade to staff the local vision and strategy of the service.
Should-do action 5 of 11
Should do
Well-led
Provide patient feedback at a local level.
Should-do action 6 of 11
Should do
Well-led
The trust should ensure access to IT (information technology) services is consistent and reliable to facilitate access to Local Rules and policies and procedures online and mandatory e-learning.
Should-do action 7 of 11
Should do
Safe
The trust should ensure documentation relating to radiation faults and Medical Physics are accessible electronically.
Should-do action 8 of 11
Should do
Safe
The trust should consider fitting a keypad lock to the clean utility room used to store Urografin in radiology.
Should-do action 9 of 11
Should do
Safe
The trust should maintain a record of the maximum and minimum fridge temperatures for each medication fridge and action should be taken if temperatures fall out of the recommended range.
Should-do action 10 of 11
Should do
Effective
Staff should have their learning needs identified through the trust’s appraisal process.
Should-do action 11 of 11
Should do
Well-led
The trust should consistently obtain NHS Family and Friends data in the radiology department.

Location details

CQC ID: RM201
Local authority: Manchester
Region: North West

Inspection report

Type: Comprehensive inspection
Rating: Good
Actions: 11 should-do
AI-extracted 3 Jun 2026