Edinburgh Royal Infirmary – safe delivery of care inspection October 2025
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Document Type
Inspection reports
Maternity units
Summary
We carried out an unannounced maternity services inspection to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, NHS Lothian on Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 June 2025.
During our inspection we:
- inspected the ward and hospital environment
- observed staff practice and interactions with women such as during mealtimes
- spoke with women, visitors and ward staff
- accessed womens health records, monitoring reports, policies and procedures.
Our findings
This inspection resulted in five areas of good practice, two recommendations and 26 requirements.