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Hull Royal Infirmary

Provider Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Type NHS Healthcare Organisation Region Yorkshire & Humberside Last inspected 19 Nov 2025

Overall rating: Requires Improvement  View full CQC report

Domain ratings

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

Current CQC assessment

Single Assessment Framework

From 2024 CQC rates services through ongoing assessments rather than comprehensive inspections.

Requires Improvement Assessed 19 November 2025
The service is not performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
The rating for urgent and emergency services has been combined with the ratings of other core services inspected previously. For a full overview of all other services provided at Hull Royal Infirmary, please refer to our earlier inspection reports.Following this assessment, the overall rating for Hull Royal Infirmary has improved to Requires Improvement.

Ratings by service

Urgent and emergency services
Requires Improvement
Jul 2025

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 9 must-do 3 should-do

Must-do actions (9)

Legal requirements based on regulation breaches identified during inspection.

Must-do action 1 of 9
Must do
Safe
The service must ensure there is robust risk assessments in place for women and birthing people presenting to the service and all national guidance is followed to mitigate any identified risk.
Regulation: Regulation 12(2)(a)(b)
Must-do action 2 of 9
Must do
Safe
The service must ensure that there is a safe handover process when women and birthing people move between units of the service to ensure the health, welfare and safety of women and birthing people.
Regulation: Regulation 12(2)(i)
Must-do action 3 of 9
Must do
Safe
The service must ensure staff are up to date with maternity mandatory training modules.
Regulation: Regulation 12(1)(2)(c)
Must-do action 4 of 9
Must do
Safe
The service must ensure that staff complete regular skills and drills training including pool evacuations.
Regulation: Regulation 12(1)(2)(c)
Must-do action 5 of 9
Must do
Well-led
The service must ensure systems and processes are in place to assess, monitor and improve the quality and safety of the service.
Regulation: Regulation 17(2)(a)
Must-do action 6 of 9
Must do
Well-led
The service must assess, monitor and mitigate the risk relating the health, safety and welfare of women and birthing people.
Regulation: Regulation 17(2)(b)
Must-do action 7 of 9
Must do
Well-led
The service must ensure that records are accurate, complete and contemporaneous for each woman and birthing person.
Regulation: Regulation 17(c)
Must-do action 8 of 9
Must do
Safe
The service must ensure medical staffing for maternity ADU/triage is reviewed so there are sufficient numbers of suitably qualified, competent staff to deliver the service in line with national guidance.
Regulation: Regulation 18(1)
Must-do action 9 of 9
Must do
Safe
The service must ensure staff have access to appropriate safeguarding supervision and support to carry out their duties.
Regulation: Regulation 18(2)(a)

Should-do actions (3)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 3
Should do
Well-led
The service should ensure that accidents and incidents are reviewed to identify potential health inequalities of those involved.
Should-do action 2 of 3
Should do
Responsive
The service should consider the available facilities in inpatient areas to ensure women, birthing people and their families are able to independently access food and drinks.
Should-do action 3 of 3
Should do
Well-led
The service should implement a training policy and procedure which reflects the needs of the staff group and how to address current shortfalls.

Location details

CQC ID: RWA01
Local authority: Kingston upon Hull, City of
Region: Yorkshire & Humberside

Inspection report

Type: Location
Date: 9 August 2023
Rating: Inadequate
Actions: 9 must-do 3 should-do
AI-extracted 3 Jun 2026