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.
17. The Park Hospital – Circle
The Park Hospital – Circle has been rated good by the Care Quality Commission. The 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 and medical care (including older people's care). | Google Maps
18. Three Shires Hospital – Circle
Three Shires Hospital – Circle has been rated good by the Care Quality Commission. The hospital scored good in all five categories - safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-lead. It also received a good rating for specialist services including outpatients and diagnostic imaging, services for children and young people and medical care (including older people's care). | Google Maps
19. University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust has been rated good by the Care Quality Commission. The NHS hospitals scored good in all five categories - safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-lead. It also received a good rating for specialist service community health inpatient services. | Google Maps