Overview

• The Care Quality Commission’s August 2025 inspection confirms multiple power outages, water leaks and ventilation breakdowns at the London children’s hospital.
• Inspectors found that these failures caused repeated theatre closures, surgery delays and cancellations, compromising timely care for young patients.
• While rating the trust’s leadership and surgical services as good, the CQC warned that work must continue to rectify electrical design faults and prevent future breakdowns.
• The report flagged shortages of nurses and operating theatre staff in key surgical areas, further hindering safe and efficient service delivery.
• Great Ormond Street Hospital has commissioned external reviews, secured supplemental power supplies and is awaiting the outcome of the ongoing review into orthopaedic surgeon Yaser Jabbar’s care later this year.