- NHS hospital
Macclesfield District General Hospital
Report from 29 April 2025 assessment
Contents
Ratings - Maternity
Our view of the service
We carried out an unannounced onsite comprehensive assessment of the maternity services at Macclesfield District General Hospital on 8 to 10 July 2025. During the inspection we spoke with staff, leaders and people who used the service. We looked at care records, policies and procedures, complaints and incidents and we observed patient care.
We rated the service Good
We found midwifery and medical staffing levels were a challenge to support workload, complete training and provide learning opportunities within the service.
The service had made improvements since our last inspection to, processes, audit and equipment checks. The previous inspection in December 2024 was part of the CQC national maternity inspection programme, which looked at safe and well led questions.
We found multi-agency working with partners and stakeholders embedded in the patient pathway. Staff demonstrated kindness, compassion and patients felt respected and cared for. The service showed good practice in workforce well-being and freedom to speak up.
People's experience of this service
Patients and family members we spoke with gave positive feedback about the service and told us they felt supported and treated with dignity and respect.
People who used the maternity services told us staff assessed their needs, risks and preferences. They knew how to complain about the service and raised safety concerns with staff.
People told us their care and treatment was coordinated and staff worked well as a team. They told us staff treated them with respect, equality and kindness.