A damning report published today into standards at hospitals in East Sussex has unveiled a catalogue of failings.
Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out a routine visit to East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust in February.
They highlighted major concerns about some of the standards of care at Eastbourne District General Hospital and the Conquest Hospital in St Leonards.
Hospital chief executive Darren Grayson has apologised and vowed that improvements would continue to be made.
The main problems were found in accident and emergency, the maternity unit and some of the wards.
Inspectors also identified there were insufficient numbers of staff available to support proper patient care in some areas, that care plans and risk assessments were not completed or were inaccurate, that patient dignity was compromised by facilities and staff attitudes and that patient rights were not adequately respected.
For the full story, see today's Argus.
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