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Broomfield Hospital

Overall: Requires improvement read more about inspection ratings

Court Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, CM1 7ET (01245) 362000

Provided and run by:
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Important:

We served a notice under Section 31 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 on Mid and South Essex Foundation NHS Trust on 18th April 2024 for failing to meet the regulation related to safe care and treatment and management and oversight of governance and quality assurance systems at Broomfield Hospital.

Important: We are carrying out a review of quality at Broomfield Hospital. We will publish a report when our review is complete. Find out more about our inspection reports.

Report from 21 February 2025 assessment

Safe

Requires improvement

Updated 17 September 2025

Safe was rated Requires Improvement overall for Broomfield Hospital.

Children and Young People Services were assessed for the first time on the 25th November 2024. Following our assessment the Safe key question was rated Inadequate.

Urgent and Emergency Care was assessed for the first time on the 25th November 2024 with a focus on Children’s Emergency Department. This service was assessed but not rated.

Maternity services were last assessed on the 24th and 25th of July 2024. Following our assessment the Safe key question rating had increased to Requires Improvement.

Medical care, including older people care was last assessed in July 2023. Safe key question rating for this service improved to Requires Improvement.

Surgery was last assessed in July, August and September of 2021. Safe key question rating for this service was Requires Improvement.