Registration & Accreditation
The Wellington Hospital is regulated by the Care Quality Commission in accordance with the Care Standards Act 2000 and inspected regularly against National Minimum Standards (Department of Health 2002). The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and social care, whether provided by NHS, local authorities, private companies or voluntary organisations. A copy of their annual inspection report for The Wellington Hospital is available on their website at: http://www.cqc.org.uk/
We are accredited by the Health Quality Service (HQS) which is an external accreditation body. HQS enables healthcare organisations to critically examine themselves against a nationally recognised framework of organizational standards.
The Wellington Hospital is also a BUPA approved colorectal cancer centre.
Consultants using The Wellington Hospital
All consultants working at the Wellington Hospital have to apply for Practicing Privileges. In order to have practicing privileges the consultant has to meet the following criteria:
- GMC certificate
- GMC specialist registration
- Professional indemnity insurance
- CRB clearance
- Have an annual appraisal
- Interview with CEO
- Approval by Medical Advisory Committee of The Wellington Hospital







