Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what Kettering General Hospital needs to do to get out of special measures.
Whilst trusts are in Special Measures for Quality, they will receive increased support and intensive oversight to help address specific failings. In respect of Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, an NHS Improvement support package and Improvement Director have been put in place to help support the Trust’s improvement journey.
Trusts in Special Measures for Quality, such as Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, will exit if they have provided the Care Quality Commission with evidence of improvement in the quality of care delivered, if they are well-led, and if a solution can be found to sustain sufficient good quality care, in consultation with NHS Improvement.