Hospital and care settings: food hygiene ratings across the UK

43,378 registered hospital and care settings · 88.2% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12

4,400 closed in 12 months → 567 changed hands →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

3,743Opened (12m)

4,400Closed (12m)

720Relisted (12m)

567Takeover (12m)

7,484Rating change (12m)

Current ratings

Awaiting publication 3

Pass and Eat Safe 89

5 31,743

4 3,267

3 715

2 141

1 103

0 7

Awaiting inspection 1,738

Pass 3,780

Improvement Required 90

Exempt 1,702

Percentages cover FHRS-rated businesses; Scotland's FHIS scheme (Pass / Improvement Required) is shown in the bars but excluded from the shares.

Time to first published rating

77 days median · 131 days average
across 6,746 newly listed hospital and care settings since 2022

Measured from a business appearing in the published FSA dataset to its first rating appearing there. Authorities publish with delays (appeal windows, batch updates), so this reflects the register's speed, not necessarily inspection speed.

Where hospital and care settings concentrate

Birmingham 836 (1.9%)

Croydon 408 (0.9%)

Buckinghamshire 406 (0.9%)

Somerset 396 (0.9%)

North Yorkshire 382 (0.9%)

Leeds 362 (0.8%)

Cornwall 356 (0.8%)

Belfast City 356 (0.8%)

Wiltshire 353 (0.8%)

Glasgow City 344 (0.8%)

Sheffield 335 (0.8%)

Cardiff 325 (0.7%)

Perth and Kinross 308 (0.7%)

Edinburgh (City of) 306 (0.7%)

Ealing 305 (0.7%)

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