The Trust is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) with no conditions.
On 1 April 2010, the healthcare watchdog awarded Epsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals a licence to provide services under a new set of tougher rules and regulations.
All health and adult social care providers who provide regulated activities are required by law to be registered with the CQC. To do so, providers, such as our Trust, must show they are meeting their standards of quality and safety.
These regulations also give the CQC stronger enforcement powers than before. If a trust is found to be falling short of the standards, a warning notice will be issued. This can then escalate to a fine, prosecution, restrictions on activities or, in extreme cases, closure.
The Trust also works with the CQC on a number of other performance indicators:
