By Anne-Marie Tasker
Health Correspondent, BBC Look North
Whistleblowers have described the accident and emergency (A&E) department at Hull Royal Infirmary as "incredibly dangerous" and a "death trap".
The Care Quality Commission (CSC) found Hull University Teaching Hospitals required improvement overall and its A&E department was rated inadequate.
Two clinical staff members, who wished to remain anonymous, described it as a "toxic" place to work.
The trust said the report found it had enough staff to ensure patient safety.
Speaking to the BBC, the two staff members who work in Hull's A&E department said they had raised concerns with senior managers and the CQC.
They said there were frequently fewer staff than needed and warned inexperienced staff, one whom had never seen a cardiac arrest, were working in areas like resuscitation, which was "incredibly dangerous".
"Nurses who aren't even signed off to give oral medication are being put in resuscitation," one said.
"It's a death trap, it is terrifying."
Despite these concerns, CQC inspectors in December and November did find the service "had enough medical staff with the right qualifications, skills, training and experience to keep patients safe from avoidable harm and to provide the right care and treatment".
"The service had enough nursing and support staff to keep patients safe," they added.
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