Concerns about safety at Greater Manchester hospital but 'good' rating remains

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Urgent and emergency services at Wigan’s main hospital have been rated as ‘good’ following an unannounced inspection - but there are still concerns over safety.

The Care Quality Commission team visited the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in February and March. Their report said that the overall rating for urgent and emergency care remained, although for safety bosses were told it had declined from ‘good’ to requires improvement.

In sub-categories of leadership, effective caring and responsiveness the hospital retained its rating as ‘good’. The hospital’s overall rating is unchanged and remains rated as ‘good’, which was also the overall rating for the organisation which runs the hospital - Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.

However, the CQC said the staff didn’t always start treatment for sepsis promptly and not all staff had completed mandatory training in areas such as resuscitation, safeguarding children, and paediatric resuscitation, and staff appraisals hadn’t always been carried out when they should. READ MORE: 'I'm beginning to wonder why we sit on this planning committee': Councillor's fury over 'gridlocked' access road Otherwise, people using the service spoke positively about staff, although they had concerns about the waiting times and the service’s communication, the report said.