Publish date: 11 June 2025
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has again rated services for children and young people at Tameside Hospital as good, following an inspection in January.
Our services for children and young people include a dedicated children and young people’s emergency department and paediatric outpatient department, a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and a children’s unit that includes paediatric day surgery and an observation and assessment area. We also provide children’s community nursing services.
The CQC rates services in five areas: safe, caring, responsive, effective and well-led. According to their recent report, each of these areas as well as the overall service were rated again as good. The overall rating for Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust also remains as good.
Jonathan O'Brien, Chief Operating Officer/Deputy Chief Executive of Tameside and Glossop IC NHS FT said “We are pleased that our services for children and young people remain rated ‘good’ following the recent CQC inspection. This is a testament to our hard-working staff, who continuously strive to improve the standard of care for our young patients in both hospital and community settings.”
CQC Inspectors found:
- Our staff consider children and young people’s specific needs, wishes and preferences in their care plans.
- We have processes to support young people with long-term conditions such as epilepsy, asthma and diabetes when transitioning to adulthood.
- Children and young people are cared for by kind, supportive and respectful staff.
- Our recruitment processes enable equal opportunities and leaders engage with staff routinely to maintain an inclusive work environment.
- Our staff are aware of how to escalate key risks that could affect people’s safety, such as staffing and bed capacity issues and there was daily involvement by ward managers, clinical leads and matrons to address these risks.
- The service has a strong focus on meeting the needs of the diverse population, particularly for children and young people with additional needs and disabilities.
- Our staff work collaboratively with local and regional partners to support and improve people’s access to children and young people’s services.
- Children and young people’s cultural and social needs are understood and met. Most of our staff have completed autism awareness training and equality, diversity and human rights training.
The full report is published on CQC website.
