The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have rated 19 East Midlands hospital and treatment centres highly, scoring them either Outstanding or Good.
The regulation body is in charge of inspecting all health and social care services in England. This includes health facilities such as hospitals, dentists, ambulances, and care homes, helping provide patients with the information they need so they can make choices about their care.
Inspectors judge each health and social care service based on the five CQC standards which are: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-Led, with four ratings available - Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement and Inadequate.
Outstanding is the top rating a hospital can achieve, it means that the service is performing exceptionally well. Good means that the service is performing well and meeting expectations.
These ratings must be displayed by law where patients can easily see them, such as in the main entrance of a hospital or a GP waiting room.
Here is every hospital in the East Midlands rated good or outstanding by inspectors.
9. Leicester Hospital – Spire
Leicester Hospital – Spire has been rated good by the Care Quality Commission. The private hospital scored good in all five categories - safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-lead. It also received a good rating for specialist services including surgery, medical care (including older people's care), services for children and young people and termination of pregnancy. | Google Maps
10. CHEC Northampton
CHEC Northampton has been rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. The eye clinic scored outstanding in two categories - caring and responsive, receiving a good rating for safe, effective and well-lead. It also received an outstanding rating for its specialist services in surgery and outpatients. | Google Maps
11. CHEC Nottingham
CHEC Nottingham has been rated good by the Care Quality Commission. The eye clinic scored good in all five categories - safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-lead. It also received a good rating for its specialist service in surgery. | Google Maps
12. Nottingham Hospital – Spire
Nottingham Hospital – Spire has been rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. The private hospital scored outstanding across two categories - responsive and well-lead, scoring good in safe, effective and caring. It also received an outstanding rating for its specialist services surgery and outpatients and diagnostic imaging. | Google Maps