Basildon University Hospital

Ratings

• Overall

  Requires improvement

• Safe

  Requires improvement

• Effective

  Requires improvement

• Caring

  Good

• Responsive

  Good

• Well-led

  Requires improvement

Our view of the service

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020 following the acquisition of Mid Essex Hospitals Services NHS Trust and Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital Trust by Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. It is one of the largest hospital trusts in England, serving a population of over 1.2 million people in Central and South Essex. The combined organisation provides acute and some community services across three main hospitals, including: Southend University Hospital; Basildon University Hospital; and Broomfield Hospital. We carried out an unannounced assessment of maternity services across all three sites. The assessment at Basildon University Hospital commenced on 21 March 2024, and included an unannounced visit to the maternity service by a team of inspectors and specialist advisors on 25 and 26 March 2024. The assessment focussed on a number of quality statements under the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well Led domains. Following the assessment, the service remains with an overall rating of requires improvement.