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Circle Health Group controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2015

    Hinchingbrooke Hospital care and financial controversy

    Circle withdrew from the Hinchingbrooke management contract after the Care Quality Commission judged several aspects of care, safety, hygiene and leadership inadequate. The arrangement also generated substantial deficits, leaving the public sector responsible for most of the reported shortfall.

  2. 2015

    Nottingham dermatology service criticism

    An independent report commissioned by local commissioners described Circle’s management of Nottingham dermatology services in highly negative terms. Consultant departures, recruitment problems and reliance on locums were among the issues reported before the service returned to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in 2019.