WORCESTER’S MP Robin Walker has welcomed the publication of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) latest inspection report of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
The latest report identified improvements in a number of areas, while recognising that there was still much work to be done in bringing the trust out of special measures.
The inspection, carried out in November, assessed the core services of urgent and emergency care, and medical care at the Alexandra and Worcestershire Royal Hospitals.
The findings published by the CQC show all four of the core services inspected have improved from ‘inadequate’ to ‘requires improvement’
Among the improvements highlighted at the Worcester site it was noted that the Emergency Department now has at least one dedicated children’s nurse on duty each shift, effective administration of pain relief had improved from the previous inspection, and patient flow had begun to show signs of improvement.
Medicines safety work by the pharmacy team at Worcestershire Royal Hospital and the responsiveness of the mental health team were also singled out as improvements.
As in previous inspections, patients spoke highly of the compassion in care and emotional support provided by medical and nursing staff.
Speaking after publication of the report, Robin said: “I would like to thank staff at the trust for their hard work and dedication.”
“I am as impatient as anyone for better results to be delivered and want to see an overall good or outstanding inspection result as soon as possible. However, I do believe that a corner has been turned and I will continue to work with the trust, government and local residents to push for the highest quality acute hospital services that my constituents rightly expect.”
“I will continue to do all I can to support the trust management team alongside the county’s other MPs, with the main priority ahead being ensuring the efficient and targeted delivery of the record £29million capital funding announced by the Health Secretary last summer.”
