Progress report on Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
17 December 2009
Our six months progress report finds that the trust is making progress but the pace of change needs to increase.
The former Healthcare Commission investigated mortality rates in emergency care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. The results of their report were published in March 2009.
In September we made a number of unannounced visits to carry out the second of three formal progress checks at the trust.
Download our progress report on Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
Our six months progress report finds that the trust:
is continuing to build on improvements seen in our three month review - this includes having a system in place to ensure medical equipment is available and maintained has closed its clinical decision unit (CDU) as part of its action plan to improve emergency care and address patient safety issues is now taking seriously information about mortality rates
But:
progress has been slow in recruiting permanent nursing staff urgent action is required to improve timely discharge of patients there is still a lack of public confidence in the trust. The trust needs to communicate better with the local community and demonstrate how it uses feedback from patients and the public.
Further information
Download the original investigation report and the three month and six month follow-up reports
Read our press release: Care Quality Commission publishes progress report on Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
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