 The hospital received "excellent" both for service quality and use of resources in the Care Quality Commission (CQC) ratings and top rating of 3 stars with the Healthcare Commission in 2009-10.It holds the level 2 NHS Litigation Authority rating for safety for both general and maternity services.In October 2013 as a result of the Keogh Review the Trust was put into the highest risk category by the Care Quality Commission however the first CQC report following rated the A&E dept as 'outstanding'.