Safe delivery of care – Acute hospitals national overview report: September 2025
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Document Type
Inspection reports
NHS hospitals and services
Summary
The Safe Delivery of Care inspections of acute hospitals across NHS Scotland have highlighted the challenges in the delivery of frontline care. They also highlighted:
- areas of good practice
- the dedication of NHS Scotland staff
This report highlights the key findings from this inspection programme. The inspections were carried out from 2021 to 2025.
The objective of this inspection programme is to improve patient care and wellbeing of staff across NHS Scotland. The inspections also seek to ensure wider national learning is identified and shared.
This report highlights areas for improvement that all NHS boards may wish to consider. It serves to support wider learning and improvement in patient care across NHS Scotland.