- Prison healthcare
Archived: HMP Nottingham
We served a warning notice on HMP Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust on 21 March 2025 for failing to meet the regulations at HMP Nottingham.
Assessment report published 20 May 2025
Contents
Judgements
Our view of the service
Date of assessment: 24 February to 26 February 2025. HMP Nottingham is a category B local prison, which accommodates adult males both those who have been convicted of offences and those who have been placed on remand by the courts. Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are responsible for the provision of healthcare services. HMP Nottingham is registered with the CQC to provide the regulated activities of, diagnostic and screening, surgical procedures, and the treatment of disease, disorder or injury.
At our previous joint inspection with His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) in May 2024 we found 2 breaches of regulation relating to good governance and staffing. We issued two requirement notices. This report can be found here:https://hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmipris_reports/hmp-nottingham-3
The purpose of this inspection was to determine if the provider was meeting the legal requirements and regulations and that patients were receiving well-led care and treatment. It was carried out by 1 health and justice inspector and 1 pharmacy inspector both from the CQC, and 1 healthcare inspector from HMIP.
During this inspection, we looked at 5 quality statements and reviewed the breaches of regulation from the previous inspection. We spoke with health care staff and managers, reviewed systems and procedures, and carried out observations. We found that some concerns had been addressed by the provider, but that there continued to be areas where the regulations had not been met. We identified breaches relating to low staffing levels, lack of incident reporting and governance concerns. In instances where CQC have decided to take civil or criminal enforcement action against a provider, we will publish this information on our website after any representations and/ or appeals have been concluded.