Source · CQC inspection
Bluebell Ward - The Meadows
Provider Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Type NHS Healthcare Organisation
Region North West
Last inspected 21 Dec 2018
Overall rating: Good View full CQC report
Domain ratings
Safe
Good
Effective
Good
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Good
Earlier inspection findings
Must-do actions (15)
Must-do action 1 of 15
Must do
Well-led
The trust must ensure that it is fully compliant with the requirements laid out in legislation applicable to fit and proper persons: directors.
Must-do action 2 of 15
Must do
Effective
The trust must ensure that care and treatment meets all individual needs of patients including those with learning disabilities and mental capacity concerns.
Must-do action 3 of 15
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Effective
The trust must ensure that best interests’ decision making is documented within patient records.
Must-do action 4 of 15
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Well-led
The trust must ensure it has systems and processes in place to assess, monitor and mitigate the risks relating to the health, safety and welfare of service users. This includes legacy risks from the previous recording system.
Must-do action 5 of 15
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Well-led
The trust must improve the quality and consistency of serious incident investigations.
Must-do action 6 of 15
Must do
Safe
The trust must improve performance in prescription of patients’ regular medications.
Must-do action 7 of 15
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Effective
The trust must take appropriate actions to ensure patients restricted under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards receive an on-going review or assessment of their needs.
Must-do action 8 of 15
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Safe
The trust must ensure that equipment is maintained in line with its policies and processes and manufacturers’ guidance.
Must-do action 9 of 15
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Safe
The service must take appropriate actions so that sufficient numbers of trained nursing staff are in place at all times.
Must-do action 10 of 15
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Effective
The service must take appropriate actions so that patients restricted under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards receive an on-going review or assessment of their needs.
Must-do action 11 of 15
Must do
Well-led
The trust must ensure that governance processes are sufficient to mitigate identified clinical risks.
Must-do action 12 of 15
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Safe
The service must ensure that compliance with mandatory training is increased, including safeguarding training, particularly for medical staff.
Must-do action 13 of 15
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Effective
The trust must take appropriate actions to ensure patients restricted under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards receive an on-going review or assessment of their needs.
Must-do action 14 of 15
Must do
Well-led
The trust must ensure that governance processes are sufficient to mitigate identified clinical risk.
Must-do action 15 of 15
Must do
Safe
The service must ensure that compliance with mandatory training is increased, including safeguarding training, particularly for medical staff.
Should-do actions (48)
Should-do action 1 of 48
Should do
Well-led
The trust should consider developing a documented talent map or succession plan.
Should-do action 2 of 48
Should do
Well-led
The trust should move at pace to implement the medium term financial strategy.
Should-do action 3 of 48
Should do
Responsive
The trust should consider involving patients in the development of the patient experience strategy.
Should-do action 4 of 48
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Well-led
The trust should consider improving the quality of appraisals.
Should-do action 5 of 48
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Well-led
The trust should consider embracing the spirit of duty of candour in all applicable incident investigations.
Should-do action 6 of 48
Should do
Well-led
The trust should consider board level clinical staff sign off of all clinical serious incidents.
Should-do action 7 of 48
Should do
Safe
The trust should consider auditing all areas for medicines reconciliation.
Should-do action 8 of 48
Should do
Well-led
The trust should strengthen performance management arrangements for the business units.
Should-do action 9 of 48
Should do
Well-led
The trust should consider improving governors' understanding of the trust’s strategic direction.
Should-do action 10 of 48
Should do
Safe
The trust should ensure the ambient temperature of the medicines storage room is monitored to make sure medicines are stored within their accepted temperature range.
Should-do action 11 of 48
Should do
Effective
The trust should take appropriate actions so that staff competency records are reviewed, maintained and kept up to date.
Should-do action 12 of 48
Should do
Safe
The services should take appropriate actions so that sufficient numbers of trained nursing staff are in place at all times.
Should-do action 13 of 48
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Effective
The services should take appropriate actions so that acute non-invasive ventilation patients receive care and treatment in line with British Thoracic Society (BTS) Quality Standards.
Should-do action 14 of 48
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Effective
The services should take appropriate actions to improve staff mandatory training and appraisal process compliance.
Should-do action 15 of 48
Should do
Safe
The services should take appropriate actions to improve staff compliance in fluid balance monitoring and the management of patients with sepsis.
Should-do action 16 of 48
Should do
Responsive
The services should take appropriate actions to reduce patient moves to other beds and wards during the night.
Should-do action 17 of 48
Should do
Responsive
The services should take appropriate actions to improve the average length of patient stay for non-elective patients in geriatric medicine and cardiology specialties.
Should-do action 18 of 48
Should do
Safe
The services should take appropriate actions so that records are maintained for medicines returned to pharmacy for disposal.
Should-do action 19 of 48
Should do
Safe
The services should ensure there is sufficient pharmacy oversight of prescribing on site, including lithium blood level monitoring, timing of administration for pre-food medications and allergy recording on hard copy medication records.
Should-do action 20 of 48
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Safe
The services should monitor room temperature where medicines are stored.
Should-do action 21 of 48
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Safe
The services should ensure that sufficient clinical handwashing facilities are accessible to staff in patient care areas.
Should-do action 22 of 48
Should do
Well-led
The services should ensure that there is senior nurse representation at department of medicine for older people quality board meetings.
Should-do action 23 of 48
Should do
Safe
The services should consider reviewing the security arrangements at Kingsgate House.
Should-do action 24 of 48
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Effective
The services should ensure that the crisis response team carry out the expected nursing assessments based on the acuity and referral criteria of the patient.
Should-do action 25 of 48
Should do
Well-led
The services should ensure the crisis response team review their terms of reference and key performance indicators.
Should-do action 26 of 48
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Responsive
The services should improve arrangements for meeting individual patient needs and access to information.
Should-do action 27 of 48
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Responsive
The services should consider reviewing targets for referral to treatment times.
Should-do action 28 of 48
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Effective
The trust should take appropriate actions so that best interest meeting decisions are documented in a standardised and consistent manner.
Should-do action 29 of 48
Should do
Safe
The trust should take appropriate actions so staff can access all mandatory training.
Should-do action 30 of 48
Should do
Safe
The trust should secure patient records at all times.
Should-do action 31 of 48
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Safe
The trust should secure the doors leading to the ward area at all times.
Should-do action 32 of 48
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Responsive
The trust should consider introducing regular engagement with patients and their families to identify areas requiring improvement that will improve care and experience.
Should-do action 33 of 48
Should do
Safe
The trust should take appropriate action to improve the systems and processes in place so equipment that is not maintained is not accessible for use.
Should-do action 34 of 48
Should do
Effective
The trust should take appropriate actions so patients have access to psychiatric support.
Should-do action 35 of 48
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Caring
The trust should take action so that patients have regular access to an activity co-ordinator.
Should-do action 36 of 48
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Effective
The trust should provide appraisals to all members of staff.
Should-do action 37 of 48
Should do
Safe
The trust should consider installing neonatal resuscitation equipment in all birthing areas to prevent separation of mum and baby in an emergency.
Should-do action 38 of 48
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Safe
The trust should continue to work towards staffing the unit to full establishment for the safety of women and babies, to improve the access and flow for women and to optimise their choices of place of birth.
Should-do action 39 of 48
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Caring
The trust should consider redesign of the birthing room where the toilet is behind a curtain.
Should-do action 40 of 48
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Effective
The services should ensure patient records evidence capacity and delirium assessments.
Should-do action 41 of 48
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Safe
The services should ensure a review of the staffing model in the paediatric department is completed to ensure staffing complies with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Children’s Health standards.
Should-do action 42 of 48
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Responsive
The services should ensure that patients receive care in a timely way and work towards improving performance against national standards such as the time from arrival to treatment and median total time in the department.
Should-do action 43 of 48
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Responsive
The services should ensure that all patients receive an initial assessment within 15 minutes of arrival, in line with the Royal College of Emergency Medicine standards.
Should-do action 44 of 48
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Responsive
The services should ensure that plans for a new room for mental health assessments are completed.
Should-do action 45 of 48
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Effective
The services should ensure staff follow national guidance and patient pathways to ensure patients receive treatment that meets best practice.
Should-do action 46 of 48
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Safe
The services should continue to develop the number of substantive medical staff.
Should-do action 47 of 48
Should do
Caring
The services should ensure that privacy and dignity of patients is always maintained.
Should-do action 48 of 48
Should do
Well-led
The services should take action to promote a positive culture within the emergency department.