The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report following an inspection at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Inspectors visited core services at the the trust between 14 January and 12 February 2020 including; surgery, critical care, services for children and young people and end of life care.
As a result, the trust is rated as Good overall as well as for whether its services are effective, responsive, safe and well-led. The trust is rated Outstanding for whether its services are caring. Kings Mill Hospital is now rated as Outstanding overall and Newark Hospital is rated as Good overall.
When the trust was previously inspected, in 2018, it was rated as Good overall.
CQC has also published the trust’s Use of Resources report, which is based on an assessment undertaken by NHS Improvement. The trust has been issued a Use of Resources rating of Requires Improvement.
CQC’s Chief Inspector of Hospitals, Professor Ted Baker, said:
“All the staff at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust should be proud of the care they are providing to people using their services.
“Inspectors were particularly impressed by how caring staff were across services which is why we rated this area as Outstanding. Improvements were also made with regards to safety which is now rated as Good overall.
“The trust had a clear structure for overseeing quality across services. This gave them greater oversight of any issues and they responded when support was needed. Staff at all levels were clear about their roles and accountabilities and had regular opportunities to meet, discuss and learn.
“Staff understood the trust’s vision and values, and how to apply them in their work. They felt respected, supported and valued, and were focused on the needs of patients receiving care.
“CQC’s immediate focus will be on supporting the trust to keep people safe during the Covid-19 pandemic, working with NHS England and NHS Improvement to ensure additional support is in place where needed.”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, CQC’s immediate focus will be on supporting providers to keep people safe during a period of unprecedented pressure. We will continue to collect insight and intelligence about the quality of care from our existing data sources, providers, healthcare staff, stakeholders, and the public, and will work closely with NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care to ensure additional support is in place where needed.
CQC will be listening to what people are saying about services during this time to help us detect any changes in care. Although we are not conducting routine inspections during the COVID-19 pandemic, if we have evidence that people are at immediate risk of harm, we can and will take action to ensure that people are being kept safe. People can give feedback to CQC via the details below.
People can give feedback to CQC via:
- Telephone - 03000 616161
- Give feedback via our website- www.cqc.org.uk/give-feedback-on-care
Full details of the ratings, including a ratings grid, are given in the report published online here.
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Read the reports for Kings Mill Hospital and Newark Hospital