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Bodmin Dialysis Unit

Overall: Requires improvement read more about inspection ratings

St Lawrences Hospital, Boundary Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2QT (01208) 834292

Provided and run by:
Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services Limited

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Overall

Requires improvement

Updated 13 January 2026

We completed a focused inspection on 13 October 2025 and held virtual meetings on 20 October 2025 to follow up concerns raised within the Section 29 Warning Notice issued on 1 May 2025.

Bodmin Dialysis Unit is a satellite dialysis unit with 14 stations treating patients with renal conditions in conjunction with the local NHS trust. This focused assessment looked at dialysis services, which remains requires improvement. In our assessment of dialysis services, we identified breaches of regulations in relation to Good Governance.

Dialysis services

Requires improvement

Updated 15 September 2025

We completed a focused inspection on 13 October 2025 and held virtual meetings on 20 October 2025 to follow up concerns raised within the Section 29 Warning Notice issued on 1 May 2025.

As part of this focused inspection, we reviewed 2 quality statements: Safe Systems, Pathways and Transitions and Governance, management and sustainability. The ratings for safe and well led remain the same.

We found some improvements had been made in relation to safe care and treatment. However, at this inspection we found breaches of the regulations in relation to governance.

Care plans were not individualised and key details were missing. The service did not have clear governance oversight of patient care plans, medication required for use in an emergency or accessibility of lavatories for patients with a disability. Audits were not effective in identifying or addressing areas for improvement.