Doncaster Royal Infirmary

Ratings

• Overall

  Requires improvement

• Safe

  Requires improvement

• Effective

  Requires improvement

• Caring

  Good

• Responsive

  Requires improvement

• Well-led

  Requires improvement

Our view of the service

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching NHS Foundation Trust provides acute services for 420,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, and the surrounding areas. The trust employs over 6000 staff

We carried out an assessment of urgent and emergency care (UEC) at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. The assessment commenced on 8 December 2025, with an unannounced visit to urgent emergency care (UEC) by a team of inspectors and specialist advisors on 8 and 9 December 2025 and 2 inspectors on 6 January 2026.

The assessment focused on quality statements under the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well Led Key Questions. Following the assessment, the UEC service has an overall rating of requires improvement.

The rating from UEC has been combined with ratings of the other services from the last inspections. See our previous reports to get a full picture of all other services at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. The overall rating remains requires improvement.

We found new breaches of regulations in relation to safe care and treatment and good governance.