- NHS hospital
Basildon University Hospital
Report from 25 April 2025 assessment
Contents
Ratings
Our view of the service
Basildon University Hospital is operated by Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
Trust was formed on 1st April 2020 following the acquisition of Mid Essex Hospitals Services NHS Trust and Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital Trust by Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. It is one of the largest hospital trusts in England, serving a population of over 1.2 million people in Central and South Essex.
The overall assessment for Basildon University Hospital is Inadequate
We carried out an assessment of Medical Care, including older people care on the 17th and 18th December 2024. Following our assessment the services rating overall was Requires Improvement. We found 5 breaches of the legal regulations in relation to safe care and treatment, premises and equipment and governance.
We also carried out a full assessment of Urgent and Emergency Care as part of the system pathway pressures assessment programme between 17th and 18th December 2024. We undertook another site visit on 8th January 2025 to follow up the concerns we found on 17th and 18th December 2024 and, due to ongoing concerns we, visited again on 10th March 2025.
The service was rated Inadequate overall. As a result of this assessment, we served a Section 31 notice to impose conditions on the provider’s registration because people would be at risk of harm if we did not take this action. We found 2 breaches of the legal regulations in relation to safe care and treatment and governance. We requested an action plan to address these concerns.