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Hospitals rated Requires improvement or Inadequate
Acute hospitals in England currently rated Requires improvement or Inadequate by the Care Quality Commission — 6 Inadequate, 143 Requires improvement. Worst rating first. Each rating links to the hospital's full inspection history and report.
Blackpool Victoria HospitalNHS
Blackpool FY3 8NR
The York HospitalNHS
York YO31 8HE
Part of: York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Royal South Hants HospitalNHS
Southampton SO14 0YG
Part of: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Spire Alexandra HospitalIndependent
Chatham ME5 9PG
Manchester Royal InfirmaryNHS
Manchester M13 9WL
Sandwell Health CampusNHS
West Bromwich B71 4HJ
The Droitwich Spa HospitalIndependent
Droitwich WR9 8DN
The Shelburne HospitalIndependent
High Wycombe HP11 2TR
St Hugh's HospitalIndependent
Grimsby DN32 9RP
Lancaster Private HospitalIndependent
Lancaster LA1 3RH
Central Middlesex HospitalNHS
London NW10 7NS
Ormskirk District General HospitalNHS
Ormskirk L39 2JW
Part of: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Queen Mary's HospitalNHS
London SW15 5PN
Part of: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Mount Vernon Cancer CentreNHS
Northwood HA6 2RN
Huddersfield Private HospitalIndependent
Huddersfield HD2 2BL
Practice Plus Group Hospital, BirminghamIndependent
Birmingham B15 2QQ
The Priory HospitalIndependent
Birmingham B5 7UG
Clatterbridge HospitalNHS
Wirral CH63 4JY
Part of: Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Hemel Hempstead General HospitalNHS
Hemel Hempstead HP2 4AD
St Albans City HospitalNHS
St Albans AL3 5PN
Kent & Canterbury HospitalNHS
Canterbury CT1 3NG
Part of: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Westmorland General HospitalNHS
Kendal LA9 7RG
Part of: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Watford General HospitalNHS
Watford WD18 0HB
Ashford HospitalNHS
Ashford TW15 3FE
Part of: Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Northwick Park HospitalNHS
Harrow HA1 3UJ
West Midlands HospitalIndependent
Halesowen B63 2AH
The Winterbourne HospitalIndependent
Dorchester DT1 2DR
University Hospital of HartlepoolNHS
Hartlepool TS24 9AH
University Hospital of North TeesNHS
Stockton On Tees TS19 8PE
Diana Princess of Wales HospitalNHS
Grimsby DN33 2BA
Part of: Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Scunthorpe General HospitalNHS
Scunthorpe DN15 7BH
Part of: Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Northern General HospitalNHS
Sheffield S5 7AU
Royal Hallamshire HospitalNHS
Sheffield S10 2JF
South Tyneside District HospitalNHS
South Shields NE34 0PL
Part of: South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT
ASET HospitalIndependent
Prescot L35 7LS
St Austell Hospital - Penrice Birthing UnitNHS
St Austell PL26 6AA
Part of: Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
St Peter's HospitalNHS
Chertsey KT16 0PZ
Part of: Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Colchester General HospitalNHS
Colchester CO4 5JL
James Paget HospitalNHS
Great Yarmouth NR31 6LA
Part of: James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Princess Alexandra HospitalNHS
Harlow CM20 1QX
Royal Stoke University HospitalNHS
Stoke On Trent ST4 6QG
Scarborough HospitalNHS
Scarborough YO12 6QL
Part of: York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Chesterfield Royal HospitalNHS
Chesterfield S44 5BL
North Manchester General HospitalNHS
Manchester M8 5RB
Arrowe Park HospitalNHS
Wirral CH49 5PE
Part of: Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
St George's Hospital (Tooting)NHS
London SW17 0QT
Part of: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Furness General HospitalNHS
Barrow In Furness LA14 4LF
Part of: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Lancaster InfirmaryNHS
Lancaster LA1 5AZ
Part of: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
University College Hospital & Elizabeth Garrett Anderson WingNHS
London NW1 2BU
Part of: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Southend University HospitalNHS
Westcliff On Sea SS0 0RY
Cheltenham General HospitalNHS
Cheltenham GL53 7AN
Cumberland InfirmaryNHS
Carlisle CA2 7HY
West Cumberland HospitalNHS
Whitehaven CA28 8JG
Chorley and South Ribble HospitalNHS
Chorley PR7 1PP
Royal Preston HospitalNHS
Preston PR2 9HT
Queens HospitalNHS
Burton-on-trent DE13 0RB
Part of: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Derby HospitalNHS
Derby DE22 3NE
Part of: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
William Harvey HospitalNHS
Ashford TN24 0LZ
Part of: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother HospitalNHS
Margate CT9 4AN
Part of: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Queen's HospitalNHS
Romford RM7 0AG
Part of: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Freeman HospitalNHS
Newcastle Upon Tyne NE7 7DN
Part of: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Victoria InfirmaryNHS
Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 4LP
Part of: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Sussex County HospitalNHS
Brighton BN2 5BE
The Countess of Chester HospitalNHS
Chester CH2 1UL
St Richard's HospitalNHS
Chichester PO19 6SE
Princess Royal HospitalNHS
Haywards Heath RH16 4EX
The Tunbridge Wells Hospital at PemburyNHS
Tunbridge Wells TN2 4QJ
The Queen Elizabeth HospitalNHS
Kings Lynn PE30 4ET
Part of: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Horton General HospitalNHS
Banbury OX16 9AL
Queen Elizabeth Hospital BirminghamNHS
Birmingham B15 2GW
Part of: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
North Devon District HospitalNHS
Barnstaple EX31 4JB
Part of: Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Wonford)NHS
Exeter EX2 5DW
Part of: Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Royal United Hospital BathNHS
Bath BA1 3NG
Doncaster Royal InfirmaryNHS
Doncaster DN2 5LT
Part of: Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
North Middlesex University HospitalNHS
London N18 1QX
Montagu Hospital, MexboroughNHS
Mexborough S64 0AZ
Part of: Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Bassetlaw District General HospitalNHS
Worksop S81 0BD
Part of: Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Worcestershire Royal HospitalNHS
Worcester WR5 1DD
Kettering General HospitalNHS
Kettering NN16 8UZ
Leicester General HospitalNHS
Leicester LE5 4PW
Norfolk and Norwich University HospitalNHS
Norwich NR4 7UY
Part of: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission, Open Government Licence v3.0. A hospital moves off this list the moment CQC publishes a better rating; it is rebuilt from the live register every night. Retrieved 2026-10-25.