Royal Sussex County Hospital β CQC Rating
Hospitals & hospices Β· Brighton Β· BN2 5BE
What is Royal Sussex County Hospital's CQC rating?
Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton holds a Care Quality Commission overall rating of Requires improvement, published on 17 December 2025. 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 | 17 December 2025 |
| Service type | Hospitals & hospices |
| Primary inspection category | Acute hospital - NHS non-specialist |
| Region | South East |
| Local authority | Brighton and Hove |
| Provider | University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust |
| CQC location ID | E0A3H |
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 Royal Sussex County Hospital on cqc.org.ukFrequently asked questions
- What is Royal Sussex County Hospitalβs CQC rating?
- Royal Sussex County Hospital (Brighton) holds a CQC overall rating of Requires improvement, published on 17 December 2025. 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 Royal Sussex County Hospital a good hospital?
- The CQC rates Royal Sussex County 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 Royal Sussex County Hospital?
- The full CQC inspection report for Royal Sussex County 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/E0A3H.
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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).