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Croydon University Hospital

Overall: Requires improvement read more about inspection ratings

530 London Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR7 7YE (020) 8401 3300

Provided and run by:
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Assessment report published 25 June 2026

Ratings - Urgent and emergency services

  • Overall

    Requires improvement

  • Safe

    Requires improvement

  • Effective

    Good

  • Caring

    Requires improvement

  • Responsive

    Requires improvement

  • Well-led

    Requires improvement

Our view of the service

We carried out a focused unannounced assessment of Urgent and Emergency services on 3 March 2026 to assess the improvements the trust had made. The assessment focused on a number of quality statements under the Safe, Caring, Responsive, and Well Led domains. We rated the service as requires improvement.

The service was previously in breach of the legal regulation in relation to privacy and dignity. We found that the service had put in mitigations to improve patient safety, however, the service remained in breach of this regulation.

People's experience of this service

Patients we spoke with were positive about the care they had received from staff. Patients told us staff treated them with warmth and kindness. However, the department was very crowded, which impacted on privacy and dignity.