The Care Quality Commission - coordinated inspections of West Yorkshire Urgent and Emergency Care Service

Posted on: 17 August 2022

Wednesday 17 August 2022

The Care Quality Commission carried out a series of coordinated inspections of West Yorkshire Urgent and Emergency Care Services between March to May 2022, across our integrated care system (West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership).

In response to the inspection Dr Adam Sheppard, Chair of West Yorkshire Urgent and Emergency Care Board said: ‘It has been helpful to work with the CQC on their new approach to inspecting organisations in a system. Their reflections on areas of good practice and good relationships with coordinated action are reassuring. It is also notable that they highlight consistent pressure, staffing and social care capacity as issues in West Yorkshire, as these feature consistently in most areas across the country as challenges that need to be addressed. We are acutely aware of the challenges faced by our staff and by local people and are absolutely committed to working together across the whole of the system to better join up care and to deliver safe care for all. Our staff, volunteers and carers continue to work exceptionally hard, and they should be applauded. We will be putting together further actions to prioritise where we can improve following this substantial process’.