- NHS hospital
Bedford Hospital
Important:
This service was previously managed by a different provider - see old profile
Important:
We served a notice under Section 28(3) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 on Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in relation to maternity and midwifery services on 31 October 2025, for failing to meet the regulation related to safe care and treatment and management and oversight of governance and quality assurance systems at Bedford Hospital.
Assessment report published 23 January 2026
Well-led
Our overall rating of well-led at Bedford Hospital has remained insufficient to rate.
We looked at maternity services only and rated safe as inadequate.