Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Ratings

• Overall

  Good

• Safe

  Good

• Effective

  Requires improvement

• Caring

  Good

• Responsive

  Good

• Well-led

  Good

Our view of the service

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (CRHFT) is a district general hospital serving the population of Chesterfield, North Derbyshire and beyond. The catchment population is around 400,000 people. Chesterfield Royal Hospital is situated one mile from Chesterfield town centre (in Calow), opened in 1984 and acquired foundation trust status in 2005. The trust employs around 4000 staff and has approximately 170 volunteers. The trust operates acute hospital services from one main hospital site, Chesterfield Royal Hospital. They provide a full range of acute services plus a 24-hour emergency department, specialist children’s services including a children and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS). There is one community service; community midwifery. There is one community service; community midwifery. There are 19 wards with a total of 500 beds, this includes 18 inpatient beds for paediatric and young people which includes Same Day Emergency Care. Additionally, there are 29-day case chairs. The Trust was last rated Good (published May 2020). The report was published following CQC’s old inspection approach using key lines of enquiry (KLOEs), prompts and ratings characteristics. This assessment has been completed following the Care Quality Commission (CQC) new approach to assessment; Single Assessment Framework (SAF). We carried out our on-site assessment on 13 March 2024. This was a short notice unannounced assessment, which means the provider was told an assessment was going to be starting beforehand. During this assessment we reviewed specific information related to concerns raised by staff within Services for Children and Young People which included the Paediatric Assessment Unit managed by Services for Children and Young People assessment service group (ASG). However assessed under the ASG of Urgent and Emergency Care Services as directed by CQC methodology. During this assessment we looked at 11 quality statements.