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| Weston General A&E remains 'inadequate' after warnings | |
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| A hospital A&E department has remained "inadequate" after warnings over urgent and emergency care. | |
| The Care Quality Commission (CQC) reported a lack of support for staff and safety concerns in Weston General hospital's A&E department. | The Care Quality Commission (CQC) reported a lack of support for staff and safety concerns in Weston General hospital's A&E department. |
| Dr Nigel Acheson, deputy chief inspector of hospitals for the South NHS , said it was "disappointing". | Dr Nigel Acheson, deputy chief inspector of hospitals for the South NHS , said it was "disappointing". |
| Weston Area Health NHS Trust "fully recognises that while improvements have been made... further work is required." | Weston Area Health NHS Trust "fully recognises that while improvements have been made... further work is required." |
| Save Weston A&E campaigners said they hoped it would not lead to further reductions to its A&E services. | Save Weston A&E campaigners said they hoped it would not lead to further reductions to its A&E services. |
| The campaign group has opposed the overnight closure of the department, which has been shut between the hours of 22:00 and 08:00 since April 2017. | The campaign group has opposed the overnight closure of the department, which has been shut between the hours of 22:00 and 08:00 since April 2017. |
| Staff shortages | Staff shortages |
| The Care Quality Commission rated the department "inadequate" in February and gave it five months to improve. | |
| Concerns regarding the warning notice issued to the trust in April 2019 prompted the recent CQC inspection. | Concerns regarding the warning notice issued to the trust in April 2019 prompted the recent CQC inspection. |
| The warning notice set out concerns within Weston General Hospital's A&E and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). | The warning notice set out concerns within Weston General Hospital's A&E and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). |
| The report acknowledged that advised measures set out by the CQC in the warning notice - to improve safety of young people, methods of record keeping and access to resources in Weston General's CAMHS - had been met. | The report acknowledged that advised measures set out by the CQC in the warning notice - to improve safety of young people, methods of record keeping and access to resources in Weston General's CAMHS - had been met. |
| However, other advised improvements - to address increasing demand for services, poor patient flow and continuing staff shortages in A&E - had not been met. | However, other advised improvements - to address increasing demand for services, poor patient flow and continuing staff shortages in A&E - had not been met. |
| In the report, a newly-qualified nurse told CQC they were "not adequately supported" when carrying out work in the A&E departments. | In the report, a newly-qualified nurse told CQC they were "not adequately supported" when carrying out work in the A&E departments. |
| "They were sometimes asked to perform procedures which they had not received training to perform," the report said. | "They were sometimes asked to perform procedures which they had not received training to perform," the report said. |
| Peter Collins, the trust's medical director said it had made "significant progress since the CQC inspection in September 2019. | Peter Collins, the trust's medical director said it had made "significant progress since the CQC inspection in September 2019. |
| "We continue to address these issues to strengthen governance and supervision, and will maintain our focus on enhancing the learning and development opportunities for nursing and medical staff." | "We continue to address these issues to strengthen governance and supervision, and will maintain our focus on enhancing the learning and development opportunities for nursing and medical staff." |