page_title: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
section_title: Quality of care
hierarchical_section_title: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust / Quality of care
caption_attribution_description: English: Four-hour target in the emergency department quarterly figures from NHS England Data from https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/
context_page_description: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is an NHS hospital trust in Lancashire, England. It was formed in April 2003, as the result of a locally controversial, cost saving merger of Blackburn Hyndburn & Ribble Valley NHS Trust and Burnley Health Care NHS Trust, first announced in September 1999.
context_section_description: In October 2013, as a result of the Keogh Review the Trust was put into the highest risk category by the Care Quality Commission. It was put into special measures and there were calls for resignations.  Concerns centred on the Trust's policy of opening extra beds, or leaving patients on chairs and trolleys, to deal with surges in demand.  It was put into a buddying arrangement with Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust.
  In December 2013, it became clear that stroke services at the Royal Blackburn Hospital were under threat. The service, which has dealt with 759 patients in the last twelve months, has missed a key performance target every month this year for 90% of stroke patients to be admitted to a specialist ward within four hours of arrival. This was achieved in just 47 per cent of cases between April and September this year.
  Of all the providers of specialised services in England, the trust was least compliant with the quality standards set for them by leading clinicians in October 2014.
  In January 2017, the Trust was rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission following significant improvement.
  In March 2018 it was the eighth worst performer in A%E in England, with only 61% of patients in the main A&E seen within 4 hours.
caption: Four-hour target in the emergency department quarterly figures from NHS England Data from https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/
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