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Royal Derby Hospital

Overall: Requires improvement read more about inspection ratings

Uttoxeter Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 3NE (01332) 340131

Provided and run by:
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Assessment report published 4 September 2026

Well-led

Requires improvement

Updated 4 September 2026

Our overall rating of well-led at Royal Derby Hospital changed to requires improvement.

We looked at medical and urgent and emergency care. We rated well-led as requires improvement for medical care. We rated well-led as requires improvement for urgent and emergency care. This meant the management of services was inconsistent. Senior leaders and the culture they created did not always support the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care.