Care Quality Commission tell local hospital Trust to make improvements despite being rated good in some areas

England’s Chief Inspector of Hospitals has told Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that it must continue to make improvements following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission
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A team of CQC inspectors visited the trust in December 2017 and January 2018 to check the quality of four core services: urgent and emergency services, medical services, maternity services and children and young people services.

In January CQC looked specifically at management and leadership to answer the key question: Is the trust well led?

Inspection findings

As a result of this inspection the trust has again been rated Requires Improvement overall, although it was rated Good for being caring and responsiveness.

Inspectors found there was limited assurance about safety, especially within the urgent and emergency care services at Doncaster Royal Infirmary and Bassetlaw District General Hospital.

Read more about the CQC's inspection

Read the response from the Hospital Trust