Source · CQC inspection
Darent Valley Hospital
Type NHS Healthcare Organisation
Region South East
Last inspected 23 Dec 2022
Overall rating: Good View full CQC report
Domain ratings
Safe
Requires Improvement
Effective
Good
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Good
Earlier inspection findings
Must-do actions (1)
Must-do action 1 of 1
Must do
Safe
The trust must ensure records are held securely.
Should-do actions (5)
Should-do action 1 of 5
Should do
Safe
The service should ensure staff complete mandatory, safeguarding and any additional role specific training in line with the trust target.
Should-do action 2 of 5
Should do
Safe
The service should ensure that all staff are always bare below the elbow and consider a process for the cleaning and changing of clinical curtains to reflect their policy.
Should-do action 3 of 5
Should do
Safe
The service should ensure there is sufficient trained theatre staff to scrub for elective caesarean sections Monday to Friday.
Should-do action 4 of 5
Should do
Safe
The service should ensure staff complete daily checks of emergency equipment, to reflect local policy.
Should-do action 5 of 5
Should do
Well-led
The services should consider auditing the time women arrive and the time women are reviewed/treated in triage, in advance of next years’ digital improvement launch.