Watchdog says lack of staff is compromising care at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS trust
A dead patient was left on a hospital ward in Birmingham for nearly five hours, according to a watchdog that found low staffing levels were compromising patient care at one of the largest NHS trusts in England.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) visited University Hospitals Birmingham NHS trust unannounced in December to inspect three of its hospitals: Queen Elizabeth hospital and Heartlands hospital in Birmingham, and Good Hope hospital in the suburb of Sutton Coldfield.
