Staff told inspectors they were worried about patient safety because of the competency of middle-grade doctors. Staff at the hospital told inspectors they were worried about patient safety because of the competency of middle-grade doctors. Twenty-two serious incidents were logged in the past year Lewis Whyld/PAA patient lay dead for up to four-and-a-half hours before being noticed at a London A&E unit, according to inspectors, who have rated the department’s services as “inadequate”. Inspectors with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated the hospital’s urgent and emergency care services as “inadequate”. These doctors were often left in…

Source: The Times July 06, 2016 11:03 UTC