Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Holtye Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 3DZ.
Telephone: 01342 414000

This organisation became a foundation trust in July 2004.

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Performance rating for 2008/2009

Quality of services

 Rating: Excellent

This score covers a range of areas including safety of patients, cleanliness and waiting times

How this trust performed previously:
Year Rating
2007/2008 Excellent
How this trust performed previously:
Year Rating
2006/2007 Excellent
How this trust performed previously:
Year Rating
2005/2006 Fair
The quality of services score is made up of the following assessments:
Component Rating
Meeting core standards Fully met
Existing commitments Fully met
National priorities Excellent

Quality of financial management

 Rating: Excellent

This score looks at how well the organisation manages its finances.

How this trust performed previously:
Year Rating
2007/2008 Excellent
How this trust performed previously:
Year Rating
2006/2007 Excellent
How this trust performed previously:
Year Rating
2005/2006 Excellent

Summary

Based on our assessment for 2008/09, the quality of services provided by Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for its local population was 'excellent'. The financial management rating for this organisation is 'excellent', as this foundation trust has been assessed as performing strongly with a relatively low financial risk

The trust was not one of those chosen to receive an inspection over the summer.

In a recent survey of trusts in England, patients rated this organisation as 'satisfactory' in terms of their overall experience.

Focus on services

Other information

The Care Quality Commission replaced the Healthcare Commission, the Commission for Social Care Inspection and the Mental Health Act Commission in April 2009. Where the following pages of this website refers to "we" or "our assessments" this is a reference to the Healthcare Commission up until 31 March 2009 and to the Care Quality Commission from 1 April 2009.