CQC rates UHD maternity services

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated maternity services at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital as ‘requires improvement’, following an inspection last September.

You can read a summary of the CQC report here. 

The full report will be published on CQC's website in the coming days.

This CQC report is published as our Maternity Team celebrates a year in the BEACH Building at RBH following the move from St Mary’s in Poole.

We made immediate improvements following the CQC visit, including updating our security policy. Our Maternity Team has been continuing to identify better ways of working in our new building to ensure we provide safe and timely care.  

We are pleased that our service is rated as good for being effective, caring and responsive. Families reported that our colleagues treated them with kindness and compassion. The CQC found that parents felt involved in decisions and enjoyed the privacy of their own rooms, with partners now able to stay which was not always possible at Poole Hospital. The CQC also reported that our midwives and doctors worked well together.

We look forward to welcoming the CQC back to check on progress following their inspection last September, as we continue to drive continuous improvement across our services.