Source · CQC inspection

Darent Valley Hospital

Type NHS Healthcare Organisation Region South East Last inspected 23 Dec 2022

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

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 1 must-do 5 should-do

Must-do actions (1)

Legal requirements based on regulation breaches identified during inspection.

Must-do action 1 of 1
Must do
Safe
The trust must ensure records are held securely.
Regulation: Regulation 17(c)
⚠ Records were not always stored securely. Some antenatal and postnatal records were paper based. Paper records were stored in an unlocked trolley on the mixed antenatal and postnatal ward. This meant confidential information could be accessed by non-clinical staff and members of the public.

Should-do actions (5)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 5
Should do
Safe
The service should ensure staff complete mandatory, safeguarding and any additional role specific training in line with the trust target.
Should-do action 2 of 5
Should do
Safe
The service should ensure that all staff are always bare below the elbow and consider a process for the cleaning and changing of clinical curtains to reflect their policy.
Should-do action 3 of 5
Should do
Safe
The service should ensure there is sufficient trained theatre staff to scrub for elective caesarean sections Monday to Friday.
Should-do action 4 of 5
Should do
Safe
The service should ensure staff complete daily checks of emergency equipment, to reflect local policy.
Should-do action 5 of 5
Should do
Well-led
The services should consider auditing the time women arrive and the time women are reviewed/treated in triage, in advance of next years’ digital improvement launch.

Location details

CQC ID: RN707
Local authority: Kent
Region: South East

Inspection report

Type: Location
Date: 23 December 2022
Rating: Good
Actions: 1 must-do 5 should-do
AI-extracted 2 Jun 2026

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