• Hospital
  • NHS hospital

Cumberland Infirmary

Overall: Requires improvement read more about inspection ratings

Newtown Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA2 7HY (01228) 523444

Provided and run by:
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Important: The provider of this service changed. See old profile
Important:

We served a warning notice on North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust on 1 April 2026 for failing to meet the regulations at Cumberland Infirmary regarding the assessment and management of risk in relation to deteriorating patients, infection prevention and control, assessment of patient needs, the storage of medicines, the environment and equipment, staff training and competence, capacity and flow, privacy and dignity and information governance. In addition, the providers governance systems were not operating effectively.

Overview

Report published: 4 September 2026

  • Safe

    Requires improvement

  • Effective

    Requires improvement

  • Caring

    Good

  • Responsive

    Requires improvement

  • Well-led

    Requires improvement

Ratings for specific services

We often carry out focused inspections on individual services. The following ratings are from our focused inspections.

Other CQC inspections of services

Community & mental health inspection reports for Cumberland Infirmary can be found at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. Each report covers findings for one service across multiple locations

Specialisms / services

  • Maternity and midwifery services
  • Termination of pregnancies
  • Family planning
  • Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
  • Assessment or medical treatment for persons detained under the Mental Health Act 1983
  • Surgical procedures
  • Diagnostic and screening procedures
  • Services for everyone

Who runs this service

  • Organisation

    Cumberland Infirmary is run by North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

  • Mrs Trudie Jayne Davies
    Nominated Individual