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A report into maternity services at a Nottinghamshire hospital has found them to be good - but stated that safety must be improved.

An inspection of services at King's Mill Hospital, in Sutton-in-Ashfield, was carried out in November by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

It rated maternity services as good overall but its safety rating went down from "good" to "requires improvement".

The trust that runs the hospital said work had begun to make improvements.

The report said the service had enough staff to care for women and keep them safe, but added not all staff had completed mandatory safeguarding and maternity training.

It said the use of risk assessments in triage was inconsistent and systems and processes in place had the potential to lead to delays in women being assessed and their needs escalated.

However, it added staff across the service staff completed risk assessments for each woman and took action to remove or minimise risk in a timely manner.

It also said leaders at the hospital understood and managed the priorities and issues the service faced.

'Respected, supported and valued'

The report identified two areas of outstanding practice.

It said the trust was supportive and educated new mothers around the challenges of feeding a newborn.

It also said the trust had listened to staff returning from maternity leave about the challenges they had when wanting to express milk for their baby.

This had led to a feeding pod in the main entrance of the hospital accessible for staff, visitors and patients.

The inspection was carried out as part of a national re. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk.

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