The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has told Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust it must improve the safety of two services at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary following an unannounced focused inspection in March.
Inspectors looked at the safety of both urgent and emergency services, and services for children and young people in response to concerns that were raised.
Although there were some improvements made since a previous comprehensive inspection in June 2016, CQC found further improvements were needed in the safety of both services.
Areas where CQC has told the trust it must improve:
- Staff working with children must complete mandatory safeguarding training appropriate to their role.
- The trust should ensure the tools used to manage risk, such as risk assessments and observations, are used and recorded. Appropriate action should be taken when triggering early warning systems for deteriorating patients.
- Patient records must be accurate and complete.
CQC inspectors will continue to monitor these services and will return in due course to check on the trust’s progress in making the improvements.
The full report of the inspection can be found on our website.
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