I attend many of the meetings held at Peterborough City Hospital and the (CCG) Clinical Commissioning Group. These meetings inform ‘us’ the public (not many attend) on how and where health services are going within Cambs/Peterborough.
Today I received the following.
Most (including myself) are confused about who is providing what! at our local health service. However I believe I am better informed than many in this respect.
Most of us just want to be able to book an appointment easily and if refered – be seen in a timely way at our hospital – unfortunately it is becoming much more complex than that….
Reading the report (Even the main points) is a worthwhile 10 mins of your time.
Message issued on behalf of Caroline Walker, Chief Executive:
Good afternoon Mr Gerstner.
The Care Quality Commission has now published its report on our Trust following the inspections that took place at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust in June/July 2018. I am disappointed to share with you that our Trust has been rated overall as ‘Requires Improvement’. The link to the report is here.
While this is a disappointment to our staff and to our Board, it is important that we reflect on it in the context that we are just 18 months post-merging three hospital sites into one organisation. From feedback gained through other routes, we know we have come a long way in that time, but it is not possible to embed our recently-developed clinical strategy, nor new processes for the integration of cross-site teams in our service areas, within that timeframe.
It’s important to note the report highlights many areas of good practice, – in fact we have 75 individual ‘Good’ ratings compared with 15 ‘Requires Improvement’. I am also pleased to see an outstanding rating for the Caring element of our End Of Life Care service at Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
That said, this report provides us with a good source of information to progress with our continuous improvement agenda. We have already put in place an action plan to address the points raised by the inspection team. I am confident that if the inspectors returned this week they would see a significant difference in the areas where they highlighted issues since our June inspection.
Our aim is to carry on with our journey towards being an outstanding organisation for our patients and our staff.
Kind regards
Caroline Walker
Chief Executive
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
