Source · CQC inspection
John Radcliffe Hospital
Provider Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Type NHS Healthcare Organisation
Region South East
Last inspected 4 Jun 2026
Overall rating: Requires Improvement View full CQC report
Domain ratings
Safe
Requires Improvement
Effective
Good
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
Good
Regulatory breaches & enforcement
Breaches identified (2)
Breach
Safe
However, we found breaches of regulation in safe care and treatment, premises and equipment, good governance and staffing.
Breach
Safe
However, we rated safe as requires improvement as we found 7 breaches in regulations which related to safe care and treatment, environment, infection prevention control, staffing, and good governance.
Earlier inspection findings
Should-do actions (7)
Should-do action 1 of 7
Should do
Safe
The trust should ensure that the staffing skill mix and agency/bank usage meets the requirements as set out in The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine ‘Guidelines for the Provision of Intensive Care Services’.
Should-do action 2 of 7
Should do
Effective
The trust should ensure the unit meets National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines regarding intensive care access to speech and language therapists (SALT).
Should-do action 3 of 7
Should do
Responsive
The trust should consider progressing their plans to introduce a critical care outreach team.
Should-do action 4 of 7
Should do
Safe
The trust should ensure medical staff mandatory training rates meet or exceed the trust target.
Should-do action 5 of 7
Should do
Safe
The trust should ensure a patient prioritisation document is developed to enable staff to prioritise conflicting patient demands on the unit.
Should-do action 6 of 7
Should do
Well-led
The trust should consider reviewing how teams communicate across the trust structure and implement an improvement plan.
Should-do action 7 of 7
Should do
Well-led
The trust should ensure local audits are completed in line with the audit schedule and used to assess the quality and safety of the service.