I’m pleased to see that the hospital has recognised that practices the CQC saw last year were unacceptable. Patient safety and infection control during a pandemic is absolutely vital.
The Northern Care Alliance has told me they’ve already made a number of changes in the aftermath of the visit, and I’ll continue to liaise with them to make sure that everyone who works at Royal Oldham Hospital and all the patients requiring urgent treatment are kept as safe as possible.
The demanding nature of the second wave of Covid-19 and years of underfunding of our NHS means that our frontline heroes are understandably under huge amounts pressure, but we cannot compromise patient safety.
The only way to realise improvement is to develop a culture of openness, transparency and continuous improvement. That takes time and investment, but it is essential to serve the people of our town.
Jim McMahon OBE MP 