Trust's maternity care 'exemplary', say inspectors

What’s Happening

Let’s talk about Maternity services at Lancaster Royal Infirmary are rated “good”, but improvements must be made in A&E.

Trusts maternity care exemplary, say inspectors 2 days ago Save Emma Stanley North West Save BBC Inspectors visited maternity services in Lancashire and Cumbria in July A hospital trust has seen “widespread improvements” in its maternity and emergency care after being told to improve by inspectors. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out unannounced visits to check on improvements it told the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust to make before. (let that sink in)

Inspectors visited maternity services at Furness General Hospital, Westmorland General Hospital and Royal Lancaster Infirmary, and urgent and emergency services at Furness General Hospital and Lancaster Royal Infirmary.

The Details

All maternity services were rated “good” with staff providing “exemplary care”, going “above and beyond to ensure women and their babies were well cared for”, they dropped. In maternity services, inspectors dropped women were given the opportunity to speak to staff at Royal Lancaster Infirmary about their birthing experience, especially if the experience was not what they had wanted or expected.

Leaders had made improvement for people who had had a stroke to ensure they got access to treatment quicker. Feel proud But some A&E waiting areas were not considered suitable and people sometimes experienced delays being seen by specialists.

Why This Matters

There were also understaffing issues in the paediatric part of A&E, inspectors found. Maternity staff at Westmorland General Hospital actively listened to information about women who were most likely to experience inequality in care outcomes and backed their treatment, the CQC dropped. People attending A&E at Furness General Hospital scored above average in the national patient survey for how staff communicated with people and how they were treated with dignity and respect.

Medical professionals are taking note of this development.

The Bottom Line

People attending A&E at Furness General Hospital scored above average in the national patient survey for how staff communicated with people and how they were treated with dignity and respect.

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