Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 📍 King's Lynn and West Norfolk

QEH Ward Kitchens

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Site

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

QEH Ward Kitchens scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 19 March 2026 by King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for QEH Ward Kitchens, from September 2021 to March 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2021 to 5 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of QEH Ward Kitchens.

Food hygiene rating history for QEH Ward Kitchens
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
21 September 2021	4 / 5	Good
19 March 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

QEH Ward Kitchens in Queen Elizabeth Hospital Site has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
Gayton Road,
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Site,
King's Lynn,
PE30 4ET

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for QEH Ward Kitchens. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects QEH Ward Kitchens?

Food hygiene at QEH Ward Kitchens is inspected by King's Lynn and West Norfolk, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about QEH Ward Kitchens

What is QEH Ward Kitchens’s food hygiene rating?

QEH Ward Kitchens has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 19 March 2026.

When was QEH Ward Kitchens last inspected?

QEH Ward Kitchens was last inspected by King's Lynn and West Norfolk on 19 March 2026.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.