CQC Regulated care location

Bedford Hospital

South Wing,Kempston Road,Bedford, MK42 9DJ

01 Directory record

Service, provider and regulatory context

Provider
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
CQC provider ID
RC9
CQC location ID
RC9X5
ODS code
RC112
Care home
No
Location type
NHS Healthcare Organisation
Primary inspection category
Acute hospital - NHS non-specialist
Region
East
NHS region
East of England
Local authority
Bedford
ONSPD CCG
E38000249 · NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes CCG
Latest directory check
23 January 2026

02 Full active-location profile

Registration, management and provider identifiers

HSCA start date
1 April 2020
Dormant
No
Care-home beds
0
Latest overall rating
No Approved Rating
Rating publication date
23 January 2026
Inherited rating
No
UPRN
10002967980
PAF ID
61567300
Coordinates
52.1282770, -0.4724740
Parliamentary constituency
Bedford
Provider HSCA start date
1 April 2010
Provider type
NHS Healthcare Organisation
Provider ownership type
NHS Body
Provider inspection directorate
Hospitals
Provider inspection category
Acute hospital - NHS non-specialist
Provider nominated individual
Carter, David
Provider telephone
01582491166
Provider website recorded
Available through the source page
Provider UPRN
100081331524
Provider PAF ID
61560081
Provider coordinates
51.8942920, -0.4741530
Provider constituency
Luton North
Provider address
Lewsey Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0DZ

Regulated activities

  • Assessment or medical treatment for persons detained under the Mental Health Act 1983
  • Diagnostic and screening procedures
  • Family planning
  • Management of supply of blood and blood derived products
  • Maternity and midwifery services
  • Surgical procedures
  • Termination of pregnancies
  • Treatment of disease, disorder or injury

Service types in monthly profile

  • Acute services with overnight beds

Service user bands

  • Whole Population

03 CQC ratings

Latest published rating rows

Service / population groupDomainRatingPublishedReport typeInherited
MaternityOverallInadequate23 January 2026LocationNo
MaternitySafeInadequate23 January 2026LocationNo
MaternityWell-ledInadequate23 January 2026LocationNo
OverallCaringNo Approved Rating23 January 2026LocationNo
OverallEffectiveNo Approved Rating23 January 2026LocationNo
OverallOverallNo Approved Rating23 January 2026LocationNo
OverallResponsiveNo Approved Rating23 January 2026LocationNo
OverallSafeNo Approved Rating23 January 2026LocationNo
OverallWell-ledNo Approved Rating23 January 2026LocationNo
MaternityCaringGood5 July 2024LocationNo
MaternityEffectiveRequires improvement5 July 2024LocationNo
MaternityResponsiveRequires improvement5 July 2024LocationNo
Medical care (including older people's care)CaringGood16 December 2022LocationNo
Medical care (including older people's care)EffectiveGood16 December 2022LocationNo
Medical care (including older people's care)OverallRequires improvement16 December 2022LocationNo
Medical care (including older people's care)ResponsiveGood16 December 2022LocationNo
Medical care (including older people's care)SafeRequires improvement16 December 2022LocationNo
Medical care (including older people's care)Well-ledRequires improvement16 December 2022LocationNo
Urgent and emergency servicesResponsiveRequires improvement16 December 2022LocationNo
Urgent and emergency servicesSafeRequires improvement16 December 2022LocationNo
OutpatientsCaringGood4 December 2018LocationYes
OutpatientsOverallGood4 December 2018LocationYes
OutpatientsResponsiveGood4 December 2018LocationYes
OutpatientsSafeGood4 December 2018LocationYes
OutpatientsWell-ledGood4 December 2018LocationYes
Services for children & young peopleCaringGood4 December 2018LocationYes
Services for children & young peopleEffectiveGood4 December 2018LocationYes
Services for children & young peopleOverallGood4 December 2018LocationYes
Services for children & young peopleResponsiveGood4 December 2018LocationYes
Services for children & young peopleSafeGood4 December 2018LocationYes
Services for children & young peopleWell-ledGood4 December 2018LocationYes
SurgeryCaringGood4 December 2018LocationYes
SurgeryEffectiveGood4 December 2018LocationYes
SurgeryOverallGood4 December 2018LocationYes
SurgeryResponsiveGood4 December 2018LocationYes
SurgerySafeRequires improvement4 December 2018LocationYes
SurgeryWell-ledGood4 December 2018LocationYes
Urgent and emergency servicesCaringGood4 December 2018LocationYes
Urgent and emergency servicesEffectiveRequires improvement4 December 2018LocationYes
Urgent and emergency servicesOverallRequires improvement4 December 2018LocationYes
Urgent and emergency servicesWell-ledRequires improvement4 December 2018LocationYes
ChemotherapyOverallInsufficient evidence to rate20 April 2016LocationYes
Critical careCaringGood20 April 2016LocationYes
Critical careEffectiveGood20 April 2016LocationYes
Critical careOverallGood20 April 2016LocationYes
Critical careResponsiveRequires improvement20 April 2016LocationYes
Critical careSafeGood20 April 2016LocationYes
Critical careWell-ledGood20 April 2016LocationYes
End of life careCaringGood20 April 2016LocationYes
End of life careEffectiveRequires improvement20 April 2016LocationYes
End of life careOverallGood20 April 2016LocationYes
End of life careResponsiveGood20 April 2016LocationYes
End of life careSafeGood20 April 2016LocationYes
End of life careWell-ledGood20 April 2016LocationYes
RadiotherapyOverallInsufficient evidence to rate20 April 2016LocationYes

CQC can publish more than one rating on the same date and may rate individual services instead of the overall location. Rows are reproduced without BritDB combining them into a new score.

03 Care provided

Service types and specialisms

Service types

Hospital

Specialisms and services

Services for everyone

04 Contact

Public directory details

Address: South Wing,Kempston Road,Bedford, MK42 9DJ

Phone: 1234355122

A service website is recorded by CQC; it is available through the source page so this profile contains no external link.