The Royal Bolton Hospital's emergency department has been praised by a watchdog but warned that it needs to be safer according as inspectors downgrade the A&E's safety rating.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report this morning (February 17) following an inspection of the emergency department and medical services at The Royal Bolton Hospital in November. The rating for safe in the emergency department has moved down from good to requires improvement amid concerns that people attending with mental ill health often experienced long delays in being assessed.
However, the emergency services remain rated good overall. The overall rating for Bolton NHS Foundation Trust remains as good.
