Source · CQC inspection
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
Safe
Requires Improvement
Effective
Requires Improvement
Caring
Good
Responsive
Requires Improvement
Well-led
Requires Improvement
Earlier inspection findings
Should-do actions (7)
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.