Source · CQC inspection
Southlands Hospital
Type NHS Healthcare Organisation
Region South East
Last inspected 22 Oct 2019
Location rating: Good View location on CQC
Location ratings by domain
Safe
Good
Effective
Good
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Good
Most recent report indexed for actions
Type: Location
Date: 22 October 2019
Rating extracted from this report: Outstanding
Actions indexed:
8 should-do
AI-extracted 2 Jun 2026
Earlier inspection findings
Should-do actions (8)
Should-do action 1 of 8
Should do
Well-led
Improved outcomes for BME staff with ongoing encouragement to apply for promotion and development programmes.
Should-do action 2 of 8
Should do
Responsive
Continue to improve referral to treatment times for non-cancer pathways.
Should-do action 3 of 8
Should do
Safe
The outreach team did not yet provide around the clock service.
Should-do action 4 of 8
Should do
Safe
The high dependency unit did not meet the minimum bed space dimensions as recommended in national guidance.
Should-do action 5 of 8
Should do
Safe
The unit only had two isolation rooms and this has been identified by the trust and placed on the risk register.
Should-do action 6 of 8
Should do
Safe
Safety thermometer data was not displayed within the unit to keep patients and visitors informed about the unit’s performance.
Should-do action 7 of 8
Should do
Safe
The high dependency unit did not meet the minimum bed spacedimensions as recommended innational guidance
Should-do action 8 of 8
Should do
Safe
Safety thermometer data was not displayed. tokeeppatientsandvisitorsinformedabouttheunitsperformance.