County Hospital trust has 'improved' but rating remains the same
County Hospital and Royal Stoke have 'improved' according regulators who declared they were falling below standards.
The Care Quality Commission rated University of Hospitals NHS Trust 'requires improvement' overall in July 2015.
They revisited in October last year for a 'focused inspection' and while they have not elevated the rating inspectors declared clear progress was evident.
Ted Baker, chief inspector of hospitals, said: "We found a number of improvements had been made across University Hospitals of North Midlands on our return.
“We were particularly impressed with the progress at the Royal Stoke University Hospital where many of the overall ratings for its individual services have improved.
"For example, critical care at the hospital is now rated as Outstanding overall as well as for whether that service is caring and well-led.
"The hospital itself is now rated as Good overall and Outstanding for whether its services are caring.
"At County Hospital we also found improvements including to urgent and emergency and end of life care services which are now both rated as Good overall.
"However we also found there were areas where the trust needed to make improvements."
