This is Nottingham -- WATCHDOG inspectors have formally warned the hospital trust which runs King's Mill Hospital that it "must make improvements" after it found failings which were a "real concern". Inspectors working on behalf of the Care Quality Commission visited Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust - which also runs Newark Hospital - after it was placed in special measures following the Sir Bruce Keogh review. The inspectors found: + On one ward, in a resuscitation area, the equipment checklist had not been completed for four days which would place patients at risk should it be needed in an emergency. + A number of examples of the trust not having effective systems in place to check the quality of its own service and manage risks. + Infection control guidance documents had gone past the date by which they should have been reviewed and action plans did not always identify people's responsibilities. + Complaint handling was also a concern as these were not always being dealt with in line with the trust's own policy. Andrea Gordon, Regional Director for CQC, said: "The failings we found at Kings Mill Hospital in Sutton-in-Ashfield are a real concern. "CQC has been working to ensure the safety and wellbeing of people receiving this service and we have told the service changes need to be made. "We have been working closely with our partner agencies with regard to the hospital and we will be closely monitoring its progress on the improvements it needs to make. "Our inspectors will return in the near future and if we find the required progress is not made we won't hesitate to take further action where necessary." Paul O'Connor, Chief Executive of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: "The CQC found standards not being met at the Trust in relation to the care and welfare of people who use our services, meeting nutritional needs, staffing, assessing and monitoring the quality of service provision and complaints. "At the time of the Keogh Review and CQC visits we had already put in place an action plan and have already made improvements." Mr O'Connor said he was "actively recruiting nursing and medical staff" and that since the inspection his trust had "cleared the backlog" of complaints. "We are confident that measures have been put in place to address all findings from these reports and recognise the need to give additional attention to bring further improvements for our patients," he said.
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This is Nottingham -- WATCHDOG inspectors have formally warned the hospital trust which runs King's Mill Hospital that it "must make improvements" after it found failings which were a "real concern". Inspectors working on behalf of the Care Quality Commission visited Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust - which also runs Newark Hospital - after it was placed in special measures following the Sir Bruce Keogh review. The inspectors found: + On one ward, in a resuscitation area, the equipment checklist had not been completed for four days which would place patients at risk should it be needed in an emergency. + A number of examples of the trust not having effective systems in place to check the quality of its own service and manage risks. + Infection control guidance documents had gone past the date by which they should have been reviewed and action plans did not always identify people's responsibilities. + Complaint handling was also a concern as these were not always being dealt with in line with the trust's own policy. Andrea Gordon, Regional Director for CQC, said: "The failings we found at Kings Mill Hospital in Sutton-in-Ashfield are a real concern. "CQC has been working to ensure the safety and wellbeing of people receiving this service and we have told the service changes need to be made. "We have been working closely with our partner agencies with regard to the hospital and we will be closely monitoring its progress on the improvements it needs to make. "Our inspectors will return in the near future and if we find the required progress is not made we won't hesitate to take further action where necessary." Paul O'Connor, Chief Executive of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: "The CQC found standards not being met at the Trust in relation to the care and welfare of people who use our services, meeting nutritional needs, staffing, assessing and monitoring the quality of service provision and complaints. "At the time of the Keogh Review and CQC visits we had already put in place an action plan and have already made improvements." Mr O'Connor said he was "actively recruiting nursing and medical staff" and that since the inspection his trust had "cleared the backlog" of complaints. "We are confident that measures have been put in place to address all findings from these reports and recognise the need to give additional attention to bring further improvements for our patients," he said.
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