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The Hospice of St Francis β€” CQC Rating

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What is The Hospice of St Francis's CQC rating?

The Hospice of St Francis in Berkhamsted holds a Care Quality Commission overall rating of Outstanding, published on 9 September 2016. 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.

Source:Care Quality Commission β€” Care directory with ratings (Latest ratings)Β·as of 1 June 2026updated monthly (last: )
The Hospice of St Francis β€” official CQC details (1 June 2026, CQC, OGL v3.0)
FieldValue
CQC overall ratingOutstanding
Rating published9 September 2016
Service typeHospitals & hospices
Primary inspection categoryHospice services
RegionEast of England
Local authorityHertfordshire
ProviderHospice Of St. Francis (Berkhamsted) Limited
CQC location ID1-111117387

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 Hospice of St Francis on cqc.org.uk

Frequently asked questions

What is The Hospice of St Francis’s CQC rating?
The Hospice of St Francis (Berkhamsted) holds a CQC overall rating of Outstanding, published on 9 September 2016. 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 Hospice of St Francis a good hospital?
The CQC rates The Hospice of St Francis as Outstanding. An Outstanding rating means the service performs exceptionally well β€” the highest of CQC’s 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 Hospice of St Francis?
The full CQC inspection report for The Hospice of St Francis, including the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led domain ratings, is published on the CQC website at https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-111117387.

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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).