Royal Liverpool rated 'good' by inspectors

The Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen Hospital has been rated 'good' by inspectors from the Health Watchdog.

Published 29th Jul 2016

The Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen Hospital has been rated 'good' by the Health Watchdog.

Inspectors at the CQC means that services are safe, caring, effective and well-led.

Inspectors reported that “there was a positive culture throughout the trust. Staff were proud of the work they did and proud of the services they provided.”

The CQC recognised that care and treatment was delivered “by caring, committed, and compassionate staff.”

They highlighted that “Staff in all disciplines treated patients and those close to them with dignity and respect.”

The report also highlighted some areas that could be improved such as delays in discharging patients from hospital.

Aidan Kehoe, chief executive of the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals said:

“The overwhelmingly positive rating is fantastic news for the city; I am pleased that the CQC witnessed the high standard of care that I see from our staff on a daily basis."

"I would like to thank staff for their commitment and dedication to ensuring the high standards of care for patients in Liverpool."

The rating is a fitting testament to the vision, hard work, professionalism and compassion of all our staff and volunteers working across the hospital and reflects the long-term commitment to delivering high quality health care."

"We received outstanding feedback from a number of our services including; the collaborative working in the emergency department; quality of care from our end of life services and best practice and innovative ways of working within critical care."