The ‘slow improvement’ at Scarborough Hospital is a cause for concern, according to the town's MP.
“It’s up to the NHS Trust to improve the services” at the hospital, Alison Hume, has said.
It comes as bosses at the NHS Trust that runs Scarborough Hospital said they were “really pleased” with an improved CQC rating from requires improvement to good for medical care and the re-rating of urgent and emergency care as requires improvement.
The overall rating for Scarborough Hospital remains requires improvement.
The number of 12-hour trolley waits at the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs York and Scarborough hospitals, has also reduced.
Ms Hume, who is the Labour MP for Scarborough and Whitby, said: “One of my main campaigns is to improve local services at Scarborough Hospital and particularly around stroke services, so obviously, I’m concerned about the slow improvement at Scarborough Hospital.”
The number of waits has decreased from the 930 patients who experienced 12-hour trolley waits after attending emergency departments in January. In December, there were 759 trolley waits that lasted longer than 12 hours.
At a trust board meeting in last month, health bosses welcomed news that on Sunday, March 22, “we had zero 12-hour waits at York Hospital”, while Scarborough Hospital was said to be “struggling a bit more due to medical staffing differences”.
Ms Hume said she was in regular contact with the CEO and the chair of the NHS trust “to press the concerns that I have and those of my constituents, and I want all of my constituents to have a good service at Scarborough Hospital”.
She said:
“While there are big improvements, we’ve invested as a government in a new boiler and have also given them money to rebuild the maternity services, which have RAAC in them.
“There are still things that we need to improve, but we are investing in the material building at Scarborough Hospital, which is important, and it’s up to the trust to improve the services that they provide.”
A spokesperson for York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recently said:
“We are working closely with our health and care partners to improve patient flow through the hospital, including supporting earlier discharge, making best use of available beds, and strengthening same-day emergency care.
“These actions are helping to reduce long waits, including 12-hour trolley waits.”
“We recognise we are not yet consistently delivering the standards we aspire to. We remain committed to reducing long waits and eliminating corridor care and are developing further actions to support this.
“Our focus is on ensuring patients receive safe, timely care, and we will continue working with partners to build on the progress we are seeing.”
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