Bradford Royal Infirmary

Ratings - Medical care (Including older people's care)

• Overall

  Good

• Safe

  Good

• Effective

  Requires improvement

• Caring

  Good

• Responsive

  Good

• Well-led

  Good

Our view of the service

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for providing hospital services for the people of Bradford and communities across Yorkshire. It serves a core population of around 530,000 people and provides specialist services for around 1.2 million people in the region. Bradford Royal Infirmary provides acute services, diagnostics and outpatient services. There is an emergency department providing 24 hour, seven days a week, comprehensive accident and emergency care. St Luke’s Hospital is the second hospital in terms of size and services provided. It has inpatient intermediate care wards, and a wide range of outpatient and therapy services. We received a number of anonymous whistle blowing concerns regarding safe care and treatment within the assessment service group (ASG) for medicine. We undertook an unannounced, responsive, focused inspection. We assessed key questions in safe, effective and well led. The assessment service group for medicine was last inspected on 13 November and 12 December 2019. The overall rating was good.