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Case/Article Review 18
You have two minutes to read the enclosed article, and you will subsequently be asked a range of questions by the interviewer. You may wish to make notes, however please note you will not be allowed to refer to your notes or the article during the discussion.
"Urgent enforcement action" has been taken against a hospital trust after an inspection highlighted safety fears. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust last week amid claims of staff shortages. It means the watchdog has the ability to suspend the trust's registration or impose restrictions on it. The trust, which has 28 days to appeal against the notice, said it will "work hard to reassure the CQC and patients". The trust was already under investigation over allegations of dozens of avoidable deaths and injuries in its maternity unit. The latest notice primarily applies to the systems in place "around patients who may present with sepsis or other deteriorating medical conditions in Emergency Departments and the environmental safety of our Emergency Department at the Princess Royal Hospital", Chief Executive Simon Wright said in a statement. "Work on identified areas had already begun before this notification and we will continue to work hard in these areas to reassure the CQC, and therefore our patients and staff, that these procedures are in place", Mr Wright added. Heidi Smoult, the CQC's deputy chief inspector of hospitals, said last month's inspection "identified concerns regarding patient safety". "We have now taken urgent enforcement action against the trust to ensure that people always get the care and treatment they have every right to expect." There's a sense of inevitability about the CQC action. The trust's A&E performance has been struggling for years, with patients and health bosses in Shropshire becoming increasingly concerned.
The trust has also struggled to hire staff, both consultants and junior doctors; it recently conducted interviews by Skype with eight doctors in India.
(Adapted from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-45435551)
Outline the main issues raised.
"Urgent enforcement action" has been taken against a hospital trust after an inspection highlighted safety fears. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust last week amid claims of staff shortages. It means the watchdog has the ability to suspend the trust's registration or impose restrictions on it. The trust, which has 28 days to appeal against the notice, said it will "work hard to reassure the CQC and patients". The trust was already under investigation over allegations of dozens of avoidable deaths and injuries in its maternity unit. The latest notice primarily applies to the systems in place "around patients who may present with sepsis or other deteriorating medical conditions in Emergency Departments and the environmental safety of our Emergency Department at the Princess Royal Hospital", Chief Executive Simon Wright said in a statement. "Work on identified areas had already begun before this notification and we will continue to work hard in these areas to reassure the CQC, and therefore our patients and staff, that these procedures are in place", Mr Wright added. Heidi Smoult, the CQC's deputy chief inspector of hospitals, said last month's inspection "identified concerns regarding patient safety". "We have now taken urgent enforcement action against the trust to ensure that people always get the care and treatment they have every right to expect." There's a sense of inevitability about the CQC action. The trust's A&E performance has been struggling for years, with patients and health bosses in Shropshire becoming increasingly concerned.
The trust has also struggled to hire staff, both consultants and junior doctors; it recently conducted interviews by Skype with eight doctors in India.
(Adapted from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-45435551)
Outline the main issues raised.