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Braintree Community Hospital

Provider Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust Type NHS Healthcare Organisation Region East Last inspected 25 Nov 2014

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 · 1 must-do 2 should-do

Must-do actions (1)

Legal requirements based on regulation breaches identified during inspection.

Must-do action 1 of 1
Must do
Safe
Ensure that learning from incidents and complaints is shared across all trust hospitals sites.
⚠ Overall services were safe; however there was a lack of learning from incidents which occurred across the trust, with no system in place to facilitate learning from incidents and complaints which needed improving.

Should-do actions (2)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 2
Should do
Safe
Ensure that there are a sufficient number of nursing staff recruited and in post to provide services.
Should-do action 2 of 2
Should do
Safe
Ensure that lessons are learned from incidents, serious incidents and complaints.

Location details

CQC ID: RQ8RR
Local authority: Essex
Region: East

Inspection report

Type: Comprehensive inspection
Date: 25 November 2014
Rating: Good
Actions: 1 must-do 2 should-do
AI-extracted 2 Jun 2026