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Patients being treated in corridors, 12-hour waits and unacceptable infection controls: The damning findings uncovered in Royal Oldham A&E
Inspectors at Royal Oldham A&E found potential significant risk of harm in an inspection during the second wave (Image: Copyright Unknown)
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Royal Oldham Hospital Accident and Emergency Department
The Royal Oldham hospital has been told it must improve its emergency care after a watchdog found there was a ‘potential significant risk of harm’ to patients.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out a surprise inspection of the Rochdale Road hospital’s urgent and emergency care services at the height of the second Covid-19 peak at the end of November.
The CQC said it was prompted by concerns being raised from staff and members of the public about the safety and quality of services during the pandemic.
Following the visit the CQC demoted the department from ‘good’ to ‘requires improvement’ after discovering issues, including patients waiting on trolleys for 12 hours or longer.