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NHS England has today published an independent report into the deaths of people with a learning disability or mental health problem at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, and highlighted a system-wide response.
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CQC is carrying out a review of how NHS trusts identify, report, investigate and learn from deaths of people using their services.
This follows a request from the Secretary of State for Health, which was part of the Government’s response to a report into the deaths of people with a learning disability or mental health problem in contact with Southern Health Foundation NHS foundation Trust.
CQC’s review will consider the quality of practice in relation to identifying, reporting and investigating the death of any person in contact with a health service managed by an NHS trust; whether the person is in hospital, receiving care in a community setting or living in their own home. The review will pay particular attention to how NHS trusts investigate and learn from deaths of people with a learning disability or mental health problem.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today publishes the findings of a short-notice, focussed inspection of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, conducted over four days in January 2016.
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) is embarking on a new era in their quality improvement journey.
BEH is teaming up with Haelo, the Innovation and Improvement Science Centre founded at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, (SRFT) as part of their world-renowned quality improvement programme.
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust and East London NHS Foundation Trust have become the first two NHS mental health trusts in England to be awarded overall ratings of outstanding, as detailed in inspection reports published today (Thursday 1 September).
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CQC calls for action to end missed opportunities to learn from patient deaths
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13 December 2016
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A national review by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found that the NHS is missing opportunities to learn from patient deaths and that too many families are not being included or listened to when an investigation happens.
Responding to the Care Quality Commission’s re-inspection report, Carolyn Regan, Chief Executive at West London Mental Health NHS Trust said:
“This re-inspection report clearly highlights the huge range of improvements that our staff have worked tirelessly to put in place. From our new Thames Lodge medium secure unit to improvements in staff morale, reduction and review of restrictive practices and work to improve the assessment, monitoring and treatment of our patients’ physical health.
Inspectors found many examples of excellent care – but they also found too much poor care and far too much variation in both quality and access across different services. This is particularly concerning given the increasing demand for mental health services, meaning that more people risk receiving care that is not good enough – or no care at all.
England’s Chief Inspector of Hospitals has upgraded the rating of Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust from Requires Improvement to Good following a comprehensive inspection by the CQC in September 2016
England’s Chief Inspector of Hospitals has upgraded the rating of Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust from Requires Improvement to Good following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission in October 2016.
England's Chief Inspector of Hospitals has told Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust that, although it has made significant progress since CQC’s last inspection, it must make further improvements to the quality of its services following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission.
Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors have updated ratings for the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust following an inspection in November 2016, rating us as Good across all categories.
England’s Chief Inspector of Hospitals has rated the services provided by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as Good following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission in January and February.
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides services across Northamptonshire to a population of 700,000. The trust offers a comprehensive range of physical, mental health and specialist services, many of which are provided in hospital, or from a GP surgery or clinic.
The trust was previously inspected in February 2015 when it was rated as Requires Improvement overall. Inspectors found considerable improvements had been made at the latest inspection where the care was rated as Good overall.
One of the largest providers of NHS services in Northamptonshire has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Outstanding regarding whether services were caring.
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) provides a comprehensive range of physical, mental health and specialist services, many of which are provided in hospital, from a GP surgery, clinic or in the patient’s own homes.
The CQC carried out a comprehensive assessment of NHFT services in January of this year and rated the Trust overall as Good. This was an improvement on the last inspection in 2015 when the Trust was rated as Requires Improvement.