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BBC News
02-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
York Hospital upgraded to 'requires improvement' after inspection
A hospital previously deemed to be providing an 'inadequate' level of services has improved, according to a follow-up inspection. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has moved York Hospital, run by York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, from an overall rating of 'inadequate' to 'requires improvement' after inspectors visited in January. Alan Stephenson, CQC deputy director of operations for the north, said it was "positive" to see improvements had been made, but "more work was needed"."They should continue to build on these foundations, ensure their improvements are embedded and sustained, and we'll continue to monitor them to make sure this happens," he said. Simon Morritt, Chief Executive, York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said the improvements were "a testament to the dedication and professionalism of our staff". "We're particularly pleased the CQC noted that most patients and their families felt treated with compassion and kindness, a reflection of the values we work hard to uphold every day," he said."We know there is more to do. Our focus now is on embedding the improvements we've made, strengthening leadership at every level, and creating a culture where both patients and colleagues feel safe, supported, and valued." Long waiting times The inspection identified the following improvements:Urgent and emergency care has improved from inadequate to requires improvement, as have the ratings for being safe and responsiveWell-led has improved from inadequate to goodEffective and caring have improved from requires improvement to goodOverall, medical care has been re-rated as requires improvement, as well as for being safe, effective, responsive and well-ledCaring has been re-rated as goodHowever, the CQC report did raise concerns about "breaches relating to safe care and treatment, premises and equipment", and further highlighted issues around good management and staffing in medical that were earmarked for improvement included tackling long waiting times, and more training for staff risk-assessing people with mental health needs in urgent and emergency care medical care services, it was found that the service "did not consistently maintain the environment" to ensure it was fit for purpose, and there were issues with ensuring people's information was accurate and kept Stephenson added: "When we inspected urgent and emergency care and medical care services at the York Hospital, it was positive to see that some improvements had been made since our previous inspection. "However more work was needed across both services to improve the standard of care people were receiving."CQC said it would continue to monitor the Trust, and has requested it submits an action plan showing what steps it will take in response to the concerns raised."The Trust has made some improvements, but they have more work to do to make sure people are safer and leadership continues to improve, as we know that better leaders mean better care," the inspection report concluded. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
26-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Scarborough emergency care centre to open after five-month delay
A new £47m urgent and emergency care centre could finally open in May after a faulty boiler delayed it by several months, according to health centre at Scarborough Hospital was due to be fully operational in November, but its opening was pushed back until the spring after one of the site's four boilers malfunctioned and had to be new facility will have a new CT scanner and two new X-ray machines and a secure room for highly infectious diseases. Simon Morritt, chief executive of York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said the opening would be a "hugely important milestone for Scarborough". Mr Morritt said: "Our priority has always been to ensure we do not move in until we are confident the building is safe and functional for staff and patients."I am delighted to say we have received assurance from our contractors that this is now the case."The urgent and emergency care centre was set to almost double the existing space at Scarborough Hospital and was the largest capital investment by the trust, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Mr Morritt said the handover of the building was scheduled for the end of this month, "allowing for a planned and phased approach to final testing, intensive cleaning, and occupation"."We are now working towards starting the clinical moves in the last week of April, with a view to being fully operational at the start of May." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
