The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust has been rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), following an inspection of their services carried out in June 2018.
Among the inspectors’ findings, Maternity services are rated as Outstanding and the Trust remains Outstanding for being caring.
Critical care services, medical care and children and young people’s services have all been rated as Good and the Trust is also rated Good for being safe, effective and well led, and Good for its productive use of resources.
Trust Chief Executive James Scott said: “We are delighted that the CQC has recognised the hard work and dedication of all our staff that has driven these improvements that rightly deserve our new rating of Good overall.
“I am proud of the progress we have made since the last CQC report in 2016. But we are not complacent – and where there are areas in which we need to further improve, we are already working to address them.”
Whilst the CQC found examples of outstanding practice in urgent and emergency care, and the service was rated as good for being effective and caring, overall the service remains rated as Requires Improvement.
Dr Bernie Marden, Trust Medical Director, said: “We acknowledge that the hospital and our Urgent and Emergency Care service are under year-round pressure.
“We are continuing to take steps to improve and are working closely with our health and social care partners to enable patients to be seen, treated and discharged in a safe, appropriate and timely manner.
“We are pleased that the CQC found examples of outstanding practice, and recognised that the working culture in the Emergency Department was excellent, with staff committed and enthusiastic whilst working under challenging conditions.”
