Two conditions removed on Sherwood Forest’s licence

The two conditions were imposed on the trust after we found that it had not investigated concerns raised in the Integrated Critical Care Unit (ICCU) at King’s Mill Hospital. This then indicated that the trust did not have an effective system to assess and monitor care.

Following an unannounced inspection in August, we found that King’s Mill Hospital now:

• holds weekly clinical governance meetings to assess effectiveness and risk management

• has developed a monitoring tool to measure the progress of care

• has set up a communications board to discuss incidents and near misses
Additionally, relatives of patients who were being treated in the ICCU provided positive feedback about the care they had seen.
We also found that the trust as a whole now ensures effective systems to assess and monitor all its services:

• All departments across the hospital have a lead clinician for clinical governance, and each directorate reports to the trust-wide clinical governance committee.

• Systems are in place to monitor the quality and safety of services to ensure action is taken when risks are identified.

• Accidents are reviewed and analysed, and results are communicated to staff.

• Mortality data is monitored, and the results are used to improve outcomes for patients.

We also received evidence that the staff take part in surveys, meetings and other forums where they are able to make their views heard.
Find out more

• Read the press release: http://www.cqc.org.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases.cfm?cit_id=36641&FAArea1=customWidgets.content_view_1&usecache=false