Source · CQC inspection
Charing Cross Hospital
Provider Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Type NHS Healthcare Organisation
Region London
Last inspected 14 Jan 2026
Overall rating: Good View full CQC report
Domain ratings
Safe
Requires Improvement
Effective
Good
Caring
Good
Responsive
Requires Improvement
Well-led
Requires Improvement
Current CQC assessment
Good
The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
Ratings by service
Medical care (Including older people's care)
Good
Regulatory breaches & enforcement
Breaches identified (3)
Breach
Safe
We found 1 breach of the regulations in relation to safe care and treatment.
Breach
Safe
The rating of Charing Cross Hospital has remained good, however we identified a breach of regulations in relation to Safe Care and Treatment.
Breach
Safe
We previously inspected the service from the 07 to the 09 March 2017, and found 2 breaches of regulations relating to safe care and treatment.
Earlier inspection findings
Should-do actions (7)
Should-do action 1 of 7
Should do
Safe
Improve compliance with mandatory training levels for doctors in training.
Should-do action 2 of 7
Should do
Responsive
Minimise mixed sex breaches to ensure patients’ privacy and dignity is maintained.
Should-do action 3 of 7
Should do
Responsive
Consider follow-up clinics are established and the use of patient diaries to support the recovery process of patients.
Should-do action 4 of 7
Should do
Safe
Consider addressing the issue of tailgating into the intensive care unit.
Should-do action 5 of 7
Should do
Responsive
Continue to work with the rest of the hospital to reduce the delayed discharges of patients from the intensive care unit to the wards.
Should-do action 6 of 7
Should do
Safe
Continue to ensure the intensive care unit transitions to a fully electronic patient record system.
Should-do action 7 of 7
Should do
Well-led
Consider when trust wide policies are used, that any guidance, instruction or tools specifically related to critical care is sufficiently signposted for staff.