In a recent report, The Care Quality Commission (CQC) found that Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust were failing to meet a number of the 16 essential standards of care for patients, including:
- Safe and coordinated care for people moving between different services: The trust has not been consistently following the protocols, which they have put in place, and so putting patients at risk.
- Protecting people from abuse and having respect for human rights: The CQC was concerned that there were major failings across the hospital’s safeguarding arrangements as procedures and protocols were fragmented and disjointed.
- Supporting workers: The QCQ were concerned about the lack of supervisory arrangements for staff and formal evaluations.
- Reporting incidents or events that affect people using the service: The CQC had serious concerns how the trust were reporting safeguarding incidents to the National Patient Safety Agency.
The CQC raised these concerns with the trust immediately, demanding that urgent action be taken to address the areas of concerns raised.
Please click on the below link for full details
http://www.cqc.org.uk//newsandevents/pressreleases.cfm?cit_id=37381&FAArea1=customWidgets.content_view_1&usecache=false
If you have any concerns about treatment received from Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust please contact Carolyn Lowe on 01865 781000 or carolyn.lowe@henmansllp.co.uk