Gloucestershire Hospitals rated as Good
An inspection by The Care Quality Commission outlines improvements needed across hospital services in Gloucesterhire
Following recent inspections, The Care Quality Commission has rated leadership at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as good,
Inspectors found that the trust had reduced registered nursing vacancies significantly, from 15% to 4.5%. This helped to reduce pressure on existing staff.
Inpectors also found that a new process to tackle bullying, harassment and discrimination had been introduced.
Other services still require improvement. This includes urgent and emergency care (UEC) at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. Where inspectors highlighted eight breaches of regulation. This included delays in flow through the hospital from UEC, low mandatory training rates, and poor sepsis care.
The rating for Maternity services provided at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital has also been rated as requires improvement.
CQC has told the trust to submit a plan showing what action it is taking to make immediate improvements in these areas.
The maternity services rating at Stroud Maternity Hospital has improved from requires improvement to good.
Catherine Campbell, CQC deputy director of hospitals, secondary and specialist care for the South-West, said
“Staff told us they now feel there’s stability in the leadership team, and it’s making a genuine difference. Leaders are getting out and about, visiting wards and services, and staff said they feel heard when they raise concerns.''