Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital Maintains ‘Good’ CQC Rating with ‘Outstanding’ for Caring

Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital is delighted to announce that it has successfully maintained its ‘Good’overall rating following its latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection, with inspectors also awarding an ‘Outstanding’ rating for the hospital’s caring services.

The latest CQC report recognises the hospital’s continued commitment to delivering high-quality care across all services, highlighting the compassion, professionalism and dedication demonstrated by staff. Inspectors praised the hospital for its strong patient-focused approach, particularly noting the exceptional standard of care provided within surgical services.

Patient feedback played a significant role in the assessment, with the report emphasising overwhelmingly positive experiences. Patients consistently described feeling safe, well-informed and treated with dignity and kindness throughout their care journey.

The inspection also acknowledged the hospital’s commitment to continuous improvement, noting measurable progress since the previous review. Enhancements across key areas reflect the organisation’s proactive approach to learning and raising standards.

Patricia Warwick, Hospital Director at Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital, said:

“We are proud that this latest inspection recognises Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital as consistently delivering good, high quality care across all of our services. The report highlights the compassion, professionalism and teamwork shown by our colleagues every day, as well as the outstanding standard of care patients experience, particularly within our surgical services.

It is especially encouraging to see the overwhelmingly positive feedback from patients, who describe feeling safe, well informed and treated with dignity and kindness throughout their care journey. We have also made important improvements since our last inspection, demonstrating our commitment to continuous learning and raising standards.

While we welcome these strong results, we remain focused on further strengthening areas such as infection prevention and governance processes, ensuring we continue to improve. Our priority remains delivering safe, person centred care and the best possible outcomes for every patient we care for.”

Despite the strong results, the hospital remains focused on building on its success, with ongoing work to further strengthen infection prevention measures and governance processes to ensure the highest standards of safety and care.

This latest achievement reinforces Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital’s position as a trusted provider of high-quality, patient-centred healthcare in the region.