Huddersfield Royal Infirmary

Ratings

• Overall

  Good

• Safe

  Requires improvement

• Effective

  Good

• Caring

  Good

• Responsive

  Good

• Well-led

  Good

Our view of the service

Huddersfield Royal Infirmary is part of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.

It provides acute and community health services. The trust serves two populations; Greater
Huddersfield which has a population of 248,000 people and Calderdale with a population of 205,300
people. The trust operates acute services from two main hospitals; Calderdale Royal Hospital and
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.

The trust also provides community services in the Calderdale area. The trust has approximately 800 beds and 6,000 staff.

The outpatients department (OPD) was one of the largest areas in the trust, which saw more than
500,000 yearly attendances across a wide range of specialities.

We assessed the outpatients service as part of a comprehensive trust and well led assessment from 12
January to 5 February 2026. This was in response to concerns raised to us around safe care and
treatment.