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08.08.2023 - 12:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Wigan’s maternity services have welcomed praise from inspectors after maintaining a rating of ‘Good’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) believed this latest inspection, conducted on May 16, showcased their ‘excellent work’. The Royal Albert Edward Infirmary was one of many hospitals across the country that underwent an inspection as part of the CQC’s national maternity services inspection programme.
Inspectors’ ratings of the maternity service and the hospital remained the same overall - a rating of 'Good'.
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In regards to maternity, the CQC rated safety as ‘Requires Improvement’ due to not all staff being trained to the required standard in safeguarding and maternity pool evacuation. The trust was also told they must improve review systems and processes to ensure emergency equipment is available to staff at the time of need, as well as to ensure medicines and equipment are within date regulations.
Despite this, the service was praised for their care, protecting people from abuse, controlling infection risk as well as managing clinical waste well. The maternity service was also applauded for their engagement with women in the community and making staff feel ‘respected, supported and valued’.
Chief nurse at WWL, Rabina Tindale, said: “We welcomed this inspection and subsequent report as it was an opportunity to showcase the excellent work we do in maternity services; the support we provide to our patients and staff and the improvements we continue to make.
"It was also an opportunity to demonstrate how we gain feedback from our patients and staff, how we
It's a place that has played an important part in the lives of thousands of Mancunians.
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