Leicester Royal Infirmary

We inspected Leicester Royal Infirmary on the evening of 30 November 2015 as part of a focused inspection. This was an unannounced inspection where we looked at the provision of services in the Emergency Department (ED). We undertook this focused inspection because we were concerned aboutpotential risks to patient safety in the ED. We inspected the majors area, resuscitation and assessment areas of the ED. We did not inspect paediatric ED, the minors area or the Urgent Care Centre as part of the unannounced inspection. Our inspection focused on the key question of safe for Urgent & Emergency Services delivered at the ED. We did not inspect any other services provided at Leicester Royal Infirmary, which is part of the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (the trust). We inspected but have not rated the key question of safe for Urgent & Emergency Services delivered at the ED, Leicester Royal Infirmary. However, we found the delivery of services in the areas we inspected was inadequate.