Patients are waiting 81 minutes for treatment at Boston Pilgrim A&E as the department suffers from “significant overcrowding”.
Officials from the Care Quality Commission made an unannounced visit to the hospital in February 2019 and found concerns remained from their previous inspection.
The CQC said the unit is still overcrowded and that the layout of the department was “not suitable” for the amount of patients admitted.
Boston Pilgrim Hospital. Photo: Google Street View
The report added that some patients were being treated on trolleys in the corridors and waiting on average 81 minutes for treatment, which is 20 minutes more than the national standard.
Meanwhile, inspectors said there were improvements between staff working better together and commitment to “doing the right thing”.
Neill Hepburn, medical director at ULHT, and Michelle Rhodes, director of nursing. Picture: Steve Smailes.
Michelle Rhodes, director of nursing at ULHT, said the trust recognises that it faces challenges with the department.
“We recognise the challenges we face in relation to the care of children, and we will continue to work hard to make improvements in this area” she said.
“We also recognise that the layout of the A&E is not ideal, which can lead to overcrowding during busy periods.
“However, we are currently working with NHS England and NHS Improvement looking at capital funding to expand the department.
“We are pleased that the inspectors recognised how much progress we’ve made since their last inspection in December, including mention of our new dedicated frailty team to help assess and treat our elderly patients more effectively and the introduction of our two-hourly team ‘safety huddles’, to identify any emerging risks in the department.”
The hospital remains “inadequate” as rated in July 2018 as the inspection does not change the rating.
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Family-run The Pet Vet will open a new surgery at the Carlton Centre in Lincoln on Friday.
The ribbon to officially open the new 5,500 square foot independent surgery will be cut by members of Lincoln City Football Club at 2.30pm on Friday, October 29. Local animal charities and businesses, and even the fire service, will attend the opening day.
The Lincoln surgery is fully equipped with seven consultation rooms, three operating theatres, a dental theatre, and imaging suite, separate dog and cat words, and vast amounts of parking.
The Pet Vet already has established surgeries in Barnsley, Doncaster, and Rotherham, with Lincoln part of a plan to expand across the region. The surgeries are all equipped with the latest technology, including CT scanning capabilities.
In addition to general practise and preventative healthcare, The Pet Vet also offers advanced care in orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery and dentistry.
The Lincoln surgery is offering all new customers a free first consultation and half price vaccinations until the end of 2021.
A care home near Lincoln will close due to difficulties recruiting care and management staff.
The Old Rectory in Saxilby, which was rated ‘Good’ this year by the Care Quality Commission, is in the process of rehoming the 18 residents before it closes its doors.
It is working with Lincolnshire County Council officials to do so.
Some 32 staff, and remaining residents, were informed of the decision this week. Some staff will move to the sister home Wispington House Care Home in the village.
Owners, who have run the facility since 2012, said continuous pressures on recruiting care staff and management positions made it impossible to stay open.
The home will remain open until a place can be found for all residents
Owner Brij Patel said during the past two years there has been “a rise in external influences which have made it increasingly difficult to sustain high standards – with the near impossibility of recruiting and retaining care and management staff compounded by Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic.”
“We have worked tirelessly during the 18 past months to overcome various difficulties,” he said. “But regrettably, unsuccessfully, and now unfortunately this has left us in a position without any alternative but to close the home.
“This is not a decision that we took lightly, and we fully appreciate that this will come as a shock and disappointment to our staff, our residents and their loved ones. We are however, committed to manage the process as smoothly and fairly as possible.
“We can now focus our staff, resources and expertise on Wispington House and ensure that we deliver the quality of care the residents and their families deserve.”
The decision comes days after the Care Quality Commission released a report revealing that health and social care services are “under greater strain than ever”.
The report said care workers are suffering under a tidal wave of “anxiety, stress, exhaustion and burnout” post COVID-19.
Across England, numbers of unfilled jobs are rising month on month, the researchers found, from 6% in April to more than 10% in September.
The Government recently announced a new £162.5 million workforce retention and recruitment fund to bolster the dedicated care workforce – but critics say it may too little too late.
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