The watchdog's findings at Kettering General Hospital come after dozens of families' concerns.
By Jon Ironmonger & Phil ShepkaThe safety of a ward accused of failing children has been rated as inadequate by inspectors.
Inspectors' worries include sepsis treatment, staff numbers, dirt levels and not having an "open culture" where concerns can be raised without fear.Since the BBC's first report in February highlighting the concerns of parents with children who died or became seriously ill at KGH, dozens more families have come forward, bringing the number to 50 to date.
They said there were sometimes "delays in medical reviews being undertaken outside of normal working hours", highlighting one case where a seemingly deteriorating patient was not seen until three hours after being escalated to the on-call team.Charlotte Rudge, CQC deputy director of operations in the Midlands, said inspectors found "the trust had ineffective systems in place to assess and treat people at risk of sepsis".
The report said the paediatric sepsis lead role had been vacant for eight months at the time of the inspection.
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