- Independent hospital
Leeds Screening Centre
Assessment report published 26 October 2026
Contents
Ratings - Diagnostic and screening services
Our view of the service
Date of assessment: 24 August 2026 and 03 September 2026.
This was a planned assessment of a diagnostic imaging service due to an aged rating.
We assessed all quality statements under the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led key questions.
The onsite inspection team consisted of one CQC inspector and one CQC specialist advisor. We spoke with eight members of staff and nine patients who used the service.
We rated the service overall as requires improvement.
We found continued breaches of Regulation 13 (Safeguarding) and Regulation 19 (Fit and Proper Persons Employed) and Regulation 12 (Safe Care and Treatment). We identified new breaches of Regulation 12 (Safe Care and Treatment), Regulation 18 (Staffing) and Regulation 17 (Good Governance).
This meant the service was not consistently meeting the standards expected for safe, high quality and well governed care.
Staff did not consistently protect patients from abuse and improper treatment. They did not always assess risks to patients health and safety or mitigate them where identified. Governance systems and audits were not effective in identifying or addressing areas for improvement.
However, there were enough staff to ensure patients safety and meet their needs. Staff demonstrated kindness and compassion, patients felt respected and cared for, and there was a positive culture of learning.
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People's experience of this service
We reviewed publicly available feedback for the service. No reviews were identified within the last 12 months. Older reviews were available across multiple platforms and reflected predominantly positive themes relating to staff kindness, professionalism, clarity of explanations and the quality of ultrasound imaging.
Patients spoke positively about their care and consistently described staff as professional, knowledgeable, compassionate and reassuring. They reported being treated with dignity and respect, receiving clear explanations about procedures and results, and having opportunities to ask questions throughout their care. Patients described clinical areas as clean and told us they observed staff following appropriate practices, including wearing gloves and seeking consent before examinations.
Most patients found booking systems easy to use and reported receiving results within expected timescales through telephone discussions, supported by written follow-up information.
No significant concerns were raised during patient interviews and several patients stated they would recommend the service or use it again.