Ipswich Hospital’s medical care ‘requires improvement’ says CQC

Two services at Ipswich Hospital require work to improve, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said.

The health watchdog inspected the hospital in September and lowered the rating for medical care from “good” to “requires improvement”, urgent and emergency services stayed at the “requires improvement” rating.

The CQC said it had found there were staff and capacity shortages which led to long waits for some patients.

The East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT), which runs the hospital, said it “acknowledges and welcomes the CQC’s feedback”.