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- Colchester General Hospital's urgent and emergency services rated as inadequate in CQC inspection
- Medical care rated as inadequate
- The latest report leads the CQC to label the Turner Road hospital as 'inadequate'
- Staff "exceptionally busy" and did not always come across as caring
- The dignity of the deceased or dying was not always respected
- Care in the emergency department did not always adhere to NICE guidelines
- Disappointed hospital bosses say the report is "based on a snapshot of the most busy day of the year"
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