CQC publishes reports on surgery services at two Dorset hospitals - Care Quality Commission
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published reports on surgery services at two hospitals run by University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, following unannounced inspections in January.
Surgery services at Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital were inspected due to concerns CQC had about the services.
Following the inspection, surgery services at Royal Bournemouth Hospital have been rated as requires improvement overall, and for being safe and well-led. Effective, caring and responsive have been rated as good.
CQC asked the trust for an action plan in response to the regulation breaches found during the inspection of surgery services at both sites. At Royal Bournemouth Hospital, regulation breaches related to providing safe care and treatment and governance. At Poole Hospital, there was one regulation breach around how the service was being managed.
Surgery services at Poole Hospital have been rated good overall, and for the areas of safe, effective, caring, and responsive. Well-led has been rated as requires improvement.
Neil Cox, CQC deputy director of operations in the south said:
“We found at our inspection of surgery services across both Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital, that staff and leaders were skilled, capable and passionate about providing the best possible care.
“Across both sites we found staff worked well together to deliver care that met people’s individual needs and was based on the latest guidance. Staff ensured people could make informed decisions about their care and people told us they were treated with kindness and warmth, even when the services were busy.
“We were pleased to find improvements at Poole Hospital since our last inspection, although we identified some issues with auditing which leaders intend to address.
We also found some concerns with at Royal Bournemouth Hospital regarding how well leaders had identified and addressed safety risks. There were two breaches of the legal regulations relating to how the service provided safe care and treatment, and how it was being managed.
“We have told the trust to submit an action plan so we know exactly how they are going to address the issues we found.
“The trust is aware of where improvements are needed and has already started to address the concerns we found at our inspection. We will continue to monitor the progress of those improvements to keep people safe during this time.”
Inspectors found at Royal Bournemouth Hospital
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Inspectors found at Poole Hospital
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The full inspection reports will be published on CQC’s website under each hospital page in the coming days:
