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Tameside hospital inspection finds 'serious shortfalls' | Tameside hospital inspection finds 'serious shortfalls' |
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A hospital placed in special measures last year has failed to meet eight of the 11 national safety standards during an unannounced inspection. | A hospital placed in special measures last year has failed to meet eight of the 11 national safety standards during an unannounced inspection. |
"Serious shortfalls" were identified at Tameside General Hospital when the Care Quality Commission (CQC) visited. | "Serious shortfalls" were identified at Tameside General Hospital when the Care Quality Commission (CQC) visited. |
Staff lacked understanding of mental health laws and found one patient who had been unlawfully detained for "several days", the CQC said. | Staff lacked understanding of mental health laws and found one patient who had been unlawfully detained for "several days", the CQC said. |
The NHS trust said it was working hard to make improvements. | The NHS trust said it was working hard to make improvements. |
Interim chief executive Karen James said issues raised by the inspection, including the safeguarding of vulnerable adults, additional training and staff shortages, were being addressed. | Interim chief executive Karen James said issues raised by the inspection, including the safeguarding of vulnerable adults, additional training and staff shortages, were being addressed. |
The CQC said a number of wards and the medical assessment and admissions unit did not have enough staff, leaving medics rushing to complete tasks. | |
'Report taken seriously' | 'Report taken seriously' |
Elsewhere in the hospital, some patients were not being treated in a dignified way, the inspection found. | Elsewhere in the hospital, some patients were not being treated in a dignified way, the inspection found. |
The six-day inspection took place in January. | The six-day inspection took place in January. |
Tameside was one of a number of hospitals investigated for having a high mortality rate in the wake of the Stafford Hospital scandal. | Tameside was one of a number of hospitals investigated for having a high mortality rate in the wake of the Stafford Hospital scandal. |
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced Tameside and 10 other trusts had been put in special measures due to "fundamental breaches of care". | Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced Tameside and 10 other trusts had been put in special measures due to "fundamental breaches of care". |
Malcolm Bower-Brown, the CQC's regional director for the north, said changes were needed to ensure patients received the care they were entitled to. | Malcolm Bower-Brown, the CQC's regional director for the north, said changes were needed to ensure patients received the care they were entitled to. |
"Although we were pleased to find improvement in some areas since our last inspection, our inspectors found a number of serious shortfalls against national standards," he said. | "Although we were pleased to find improvement in some areas since our last inspection, our inspectors found a number of serious shortfalls against national standards," he said. |
"We will return shortly to check that the necessary changes have been made and can be sustained for the future." | "We will return shortly to check that the necessary changes have been made and can be sustained for the future." |
The trust said it took the report's findings seriously. | The trust said it took the report's findings seriously. |
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