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East Cheshire Trust receives Good CQC rating
East Cheshire NHS Trust has been rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for being caring, effective, responsive and well-led.
The inspectorate’s latest inspection, which took place in January and February, found that the trust had worked to address the issues previously identified, but that the trust remained rated as Requires Improvement for being safe.
Among its findings, the CQC said that the performance of the trust had improved in being well-led, with managers credited with promoting a positive culture that supported and valued staff, creating a sense of common purpose based on shared values.
John Wilbraham, chief executive at the trust, said: “I am delighted that we have been given this rating, which shows our patients can be assured that they are receiving high-quality care delivered by professional and caring staff.
“It is a testament to the 2,500 hard-working and caring staff who make our organisation what it is. I am particularly pleased that inspectors found a number of examples of outstanding practice among community and acute teams and rated our Community End of Life Care Service as ‘outstanding’ under the CQC’s ‘Caring’ domain. Even with this rating we will continue to work to improve what we do for those who need us.”
Ted Baker, Chief Inspector of Hospitals, said: “East Cheshire NHS Trust has performed well since its last inspection in 2014. Overall our rating has risen from Requires Improvement to Good. It was good to see a positive culture being promoted across the trust. Leadership across the trust had improved, and it was clear that staff worked as a team, engaging well with each other, patients, partners and local organisations to plan and manage appropriate services.
“The trust must work further to improve safety: They must ensure that patients in the community have individualised care plans and that evidence based guidance is used. In particular the trust must ensure that in children’s and young people’s services at Macclesfield District General Hospital there is access at night to staff who are trained in advanced paediatric life support.”
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