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Inspections of NHS hospitals and services

By inspecting care we help to ensure that NHS healthcare services are:

  • meeting the required standards of care
  • good practice is identified
  • areas for improvement are addressed

Our inspectors undertake announced and unannounced inspections of healthcare services. These will involve a physical inspection of the clinical areas, and discussions with staff.

We currently have two inspection programmes:

  • safe delivery of care in acute hospitals
  • inspection of mental health units

Latest inspection reports

Latest inspection reports for NHS hospitals and services

Safe delivery of care inspection programme

Background information on our safe delivery of care in acute hospital inspections

Mental health unit inspection programme

Background information on our mental health unit inspections

Report terminology explained

Information the terminology we use in our inspection reports