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Southport & Formby District General Hospital

Provider Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust Type NHS Healthcare Organisation Region North West Last inspected 5 Mar 2021

Overall rating: Requires Improvement  View full CQC report

Domain ratings

Five CQC key questions
Safe
Requires Improvement
Effective
Requires Improvement
Caring
Good
Responsive
Requires Improvement
Well-led
Requires Improvement

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 7 should-do

Should-do actions (7)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 7
Should do
Safe
The trust should continue to improve the review of patient risk assessments.
Should-do action 2 of 7
Should do
Caring
The trust should continue to improve the involvement of patients and their families in decisions regarding care and treatment where DNACPR is considered.
Should-do action 3 of 7
Should do
Well-led
The trust should continue to work towards electronic patient records to promote accuracy of holistic record keeping.
Should-do action 4 of 7
Should do
Responsive
The trust should continue to improve discharge arrangements to ensure safe patient discharge.
Should-do action 5 of 7
Should do
Safe
The trust should continue to act to address the high number of registered and unregistered nursing vacancies.
Should-do action 6 of 7
Should do
Effective
The trust should continue to improve the assessment of the nutrition and hydration needs of patients including the accurate completion of fluid and nutrition charts.
Should-do action 7 of 7
Should do
Safe
The trust should continue to address the number of medical staffing vacancies across the medical care service.

Location details

CQC ID: RVY01
Local authority: Sefton
Region: North West

Inspection report

Type: Focused inspection
Date: 5 March 2021
Rating: Inspected but not rated
Actions: 7 should-do
AI-extracted 3 Jun 2026