The Heart of Kent Hospice β CQC Rating
Hospitals & hospices Β· Aylesford Β· ME20 7PU
What is The Heart of Kent Hospice's CQC rating?
The Heart of Kent Hospice in Aylesford holds a Care Quality Commission overall rating of Outstanding, published on 25 April 2017. 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 | Outstanding |
| Rating published | 25 April 2017 |
| Service type | Hospitals & hospices |
| Primary inspection category | Hospice services |
| Region | South East |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Provider | The Heart of Kent Hospice |
| CQC location ID | 1-116961648 |
Read the full CQC inspection report
The Outstanding 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 The Heart of Kent Hospice on cqc.org.ukFrequently asked questions
- What is The Heart of Kent Hospiceβs CQC rating?
- The Heart of Kent Hospice (Aylesford) holds a CQC overall rating of Outstanding, published on 25 April 2017. 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 The Heart of Kent Hospice a good hospital?
- The CQC rates The Heart of Kent Hospice as Outstanding. An Outstanding rating means the service performs exceptionally well β the highest of CQCβs four ratings. 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 The Heart of Kent Hospice?
- The full CQC inspection report for The Heart of Kent Hospice, including the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led domain ratings, is published on the CQC website at https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-116961648.
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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).