Leighton Hospital β CQC Rating
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What is Leighton Hospital's CQC rating?
Leighton Hospital in Crewe holds a Care Quality Commission overall rating of Requires improvement, published on 22 April 2024. This is CQC's official rating β the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England β reported here exactly as published, with a link to the full report.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| CQC overall rating | Requires improvement |
| Rating published | 22 April 2024 |
| Service type | Hospitals & hospices |
| Primary inspection category | Acute hospital - NHS non-specialist |
| Region | North West |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Provider | Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| CQC location ID | RBT20 |
Read the full CQC inspection report
The Requires improvement rating is CQC's own judgement. The full report β including the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led domain ratings β is published on the CQC website.
View Leighton Hospital on cqc.org.ukFrequently asked questions
- What is Leighton Hospitalβs CQC rating?
- Leighton Hospital (Crewe) holds a CQC overall rating of Requires improvement, published on 22 April 2024. This is the official rating awarded by the Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England, and is reported here exactly as CQC published it.
- Is Leighton Hospital a good hospital?
- The CQC rates Leighton Hospital as Requires improvement. A Requires improvement rating means the service is not performing as well as it should and CQC expects improvement. CQC is the authority on this judgement; Gera reproduces the rating and links to the full CQC report so you can read the detail behind it.
- Where can I read the full CQC inspection report for Leighton Hospital?
- The full CQC inspection report for Leighton Hospital, including the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led domain ratings, is published on the CQC website at https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/RBT20.
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Contains public sector information published by Care Quality Commission and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Care Quality Commission β Care directory with ratings (Latest ratings) (1 June 2026, published 1 June 2026).