St Austell Hospital – Penrice Birthing Unit

Hospital in St Austell, South West, United Kingdom

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Care Quality Commission (CQC)

CQC location IDREF81

Requires improvementCQC rating, Feb 2023
Address
Porthpean Road, St Austell, PL26 6AA
Phone
01872250000
Provider
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Category
Acute hospital - NHS non-specialist
Service types
Hospital
Specialisms
Caring for children (0 - 18yrs), Caring for adults under 65 yrs
CQC rating
Requires improvement (27 February 2023)
Latest check
27 February 2023
Local authority
Cornwall
Register status
Registered
Copied from the public register on 24 October 2026. Check it on the official register

About St Austell Hospital – Penrice Birthing Unit

The Care Quality Commission lists St Austell Hospital – Penrice Birthing Unit in St Austell as a hospital, location ID REF81.

It is run by Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, the provider named on the register. CQC records its service type as hospital.

CQC rated the service Requires improvement overall in the rating published on 27 February 2023. By key question: safe: Requires improvement; effective: Requires improvement; caring: Good; responsive: Good; well-led: Good.

CQC lists these specialisms for the service: caring for children (0 – 18yrs) and caring for adults under 65 yrs.

The full CQC inspection reports for this location, including any enforcement action, are on the CQC website.

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Questions people ask

What is the CQC rating of St Austell Hospital - Penrice Birthing Unit?

Requires improvement, in the rating CQC published on 27 February 2023.

Who runs St Austell Hospital - Penrice Birthing Unit?

The registered provider is Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.

Where is St Austell Hospital - Penrice Birthing Unit?

Porthpean Road, St Austell, PL26 6AA.