Patients at Aintree Hospital were found to be ‘at risk of harm’ during an inspection of the hospital’s emergency department.
The Care Quality Commission carried out a surprise inspection of the hospital in response to "information of concern" being raised. The focussed inspection of Aintree's urgent and emergency care department took place in October 2022.
Aintree is one of many hospitals to be struggling with capacity at present and inspectors said that during their inspection, the emergency department "exceeded its maximum planned capacity" and that "some patients were cared for on the corridor", something that had been an issue in the days and weeks beforehand as well.
