Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s emergency care rated inadequate

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, has been ordered to improve emergency and urgent care.

Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission found “risks to patients were not always recognised” and rated emergency care as inadequate.

The health watchdog made the unannounced inspection in September of last year in response to “continue concerns about the quality and safety” of emergency and urgent care, medical care, critical care and surgical care services.

The CQC’s deputy chief inspector for the north Ann Ford, said she found the “visibility and oversight” of senior leaders was lacking.

“We also found issues with waiting times in medical and surgical care, staff raised concerns that patients were coming to harm while on the waiting list for significant lengths of time.”

Newly-appointed chief executive of the trust Trish Armstrong-Child, said the trust “recognises and acknowledges the areas highlighted for action” and will work to improve.

She added “The trust continues to aspire to becoming an outstanding organisation and improving our ratings across every domain.  It’s clear progress has been made since the last inspection in 2019, but there is also much more to do.”

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