Hull Royal Infirmary

We carried out this announced inspection on 29 and 30 January 2020 under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. We planned the inspection to check whether the registered provider was meeting the legal requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated regulations. 

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTHT) is commissioned by NHS England, to provide a Child Sexual Assault Assessment Service (CSAAS) for the Humberside Police area in East Yorkshire, Hull, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire, for children under the age of 16 and for 17 to 18-year old young people with vulnerabilities. The CSAAS covers core hours, outside of these hours, the service is provided by other organisations. 

The service is delivered from within a standalone building in the grounds of Hull Royal Infirmary. The building is accessible for children and young people with disabilities. The accommodation includes one forensic suite, with an adjoining shower room and waiting room. In addition, there are also more comfortable interview rooms and a children’s play room. 

The team includes a service manager, a clinical lead nurse two full time registered nurses, four doctors and one administrator. 

During the inspection we spoke with five staff members, the service manager, the Deputy Director - Quality Governance and Assurance, and the Clinical Director. We looked at policies, procedures and other records about how the service was managed. We reviewed care records for seven children and young people who had accessed the CSAAS within the last 12 months. During the period between April 2018 to March 2019, 91 children and young people had accessed services at the Anlaby Suite CSAAS.