714bfef7__clichés___Oxford_Dictionaries__Rewritten_sentence
[Original sentence] Children's services in the city's hospitals were not fit for purpose, according to the report. [Meaning or key words] meet the required standards [Suggestions for action] reword using the meaning given, or find synonyms for the key words [Rewritten sentence] 
Children's services in the city's hospitals were not meeting the required standards, according to the report
Avoiding clichés - Oxford Dictionaries