Maternity and surgical services were downgraded by health watchdog inspectors in December
"Improvements" have been made to maternity services which had been downgraded, a council has been told. In December the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust was told by the Care Quality Commission to "immediately improve" its maternity and surgical services.The chief medical officer at the trust said it was "well on the way" to restoring its previous ratings.
Dr Haigh said: "'Requires improvement' doesn't necessarily imply that services are poor - it identifies areas where further improvements can be made - and of course we should always be striving for the most outstanding care possible."Among the issues identified by the CQC as requiring improvement across the four maternity units were a shortage of staff and staff not being up-to-date with training in key skills.
"The trust still have work to do, but it is positive that so much progress has been made, and we'll continue to monitor them to make sure these are embedded and built upon."