Background to this inspection
Updated
20 October 2022
Spire Manchester Hospital is operated by Spire Healthcare Limited. It is a purpose-built private hospital, registered by the CQC on 22 January 2017. The hospital provides mainly private treatment and has contracts to provide services to local clinical commissioning groups (CCG) for NHS patients. The hospital has 37 inpatient rooms, a dedicated six bedded paediatric suite, 27-day case rooms and five critical care beds. The hospital primarily serves the communities of the Manchester area. It also accepts patient referrals from outside this area.
The hospital provides surgery, medical care, critical care, services for children and young people, outpatients and diagnostic imaging. Patients are admitted electively, there are no emergency admissions received at the hospital.
The inpatient treatment includes orthopaedics, ear, nose and throat (ENT), gynaecology, endoscopy, general surgery (such as upper and lower gastrointestinal surgery) and cosmetic surgery.
Updated
20 October 2022
Our rating of this service stayed the same. We rated it outstanding because:
We inspected two key questions for safe and well-led. Our previous rating for effective was good, caring was outstanding and responsive was good. These ratings remain the same.
- The service had enough staff to care for patients and keep them safe. Staff had training in key skills, understood how to protect patients from abuse, and managed safety well. The service controlled infection risk well. Staff assessed risks to patients, acted on them and kept good care records. They managed medicines well. The service managed safety incidents well and learned lessons from them.
- Leaders ran services well using reliable information systems and supported staff to develop their skills. Staff understood the service’s vision and values, and how to apply them in their work. Staff felt respected, supported and valued. They were focused on the needs of patients receiving care. Staff were clear about their roles and accountabilities. The service engaged well with patients and the community to plan and manage services and all staff were committed to improving services continually.
Medical care (including older people’s care)
Updated
24 June 2019
- Medical care services were a small proportion of hospital activity. The main service was surgery. Where arrangements were the same, we have reported findings in the surgery section.
- The service provided elective endoscopy and interventional cardiology procedures, and these were developing activities in the hospital.
- We rated these services as good overall because they were safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. Both departments were clean, and medicines and equipment stored appropriately.
Services for children & young people
Updated
24 June 2019
- Children and young people’s services were a small proportion of hospital activity. The main service was surgery. Where arrangements were the same, we have reported findings in the surgery section.
- We rated this service as outstanding because it was safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led.
- Staff had received up-to-date training in all safety systems, processes and practices. There were comprehensive systems to keep children and young people safe, which took account of current best practice.
- A proactive approach to anticipating and managing risks to patients who used the service was embedded and was recognised as the responsibility of all staff.
- The service had systems to monitor patient outcomes including various hospital-wide initiatives, and local ward based actions.
- Consideration of children’s privacy and dignity was consistently embedded in everything that staff did, including awareness of any specific needs.
- There was a proactive approach to understanding the needs and preferences of different groups of children, young people and their families and to delivering care in a way that met these needs, which was accessible and promoted equality.
- Comprehensive and successful leadership strategies were in place to ensure and sustain delivery and to develop the desired leadership culture. Leaders had a deep understanding of issues, challenges and priorities in their service, and beyond.
Updated
20 October 2022
Our rating of this location stayed the same. We rated it as outstanding. See the overall summary above for details.