We had not previously rated this hospital. We rated services as good because.

• We rated maternity services as good for safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.
• We rated neonatal services as good for safe, effective, responsive, well- led and outstanding for caring.
• Staff cared for patients with compassion. Feedback from patients confirmed that staff treated them well and with kindness.
• Services took account of patients’ individual needs.
• Services controlled infection risk well. Staff kept themselves, equipment and the premises clean. They used control measures to prevent the spread of infection.
• Staff received appropriate education and training to enable them to provide safe care and treatment.
• The service planned and provided services in a way that met the needs of local people. People could access the service when they needed.
• Staff gave patients enough food and drink to meet their needs and improve their health.
• Managers across the services had the right skills and abilities to run a service providing high-quality sustainable care.
• Staff were committed to improving services by learning from when things went well and when they went wrong, promoting training, research and innovation.

However:

• Not all mandatory training particularly for medical staff met trust targets.
• Staffing was a challenge: although most shifts, over the period reviewed, met the national guidance from the British Association of Perinatal Medicine, there remained gaps in staffing on occasions.