England’s Chief Inspector of Hospitals has found that the services provided by Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust have improved following the latest inspection by the Care Quality Commission.
Two years ago, CQC rated the trust as Requires Improvement after inspectors identified significant variation in the quality of its services.
As a result of the latest inspection in January 2017, the trust has been rated as Good overall, and Outstanding for being caring. Safety is rated Requires Improvement.
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s rating upgraded to Good as services to patients improve
England’s Chief Inspector of Hospitals has upgraded the overall rating of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust from Requires Improvement to Good following an inspection earlier this year.
During this inspection, the team looked areas where the trust had been told they must improve during a comprehensive inspection in March 2016.
In Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust we have been working over the past six months to embed outcome measurement in routine practice through the Psychological Medicine Clinical Network. Eight of our liaison mental health departments meet regularly to share ideas and learn from each other’s successes and failures. From this we’re identifying the factors needed to support effective use of the FROM-LP, and the benefits this kind of information can bring both to our patients and our services.
We are delighted to report that the latest inspection report on our Trust from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England, has rated us as Good overall.
Four months ago a team from the CQC visited us to carry out an inspection. During the announced inspection in November 2016, the CQC team visited 28 wards, teams and clinics and spoke to staff, service users, relatives and carers, attended meetings and joined care professionals for home visits and clinic appointments.
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Most recently, we were asked if we would like to take part in a pilot inspection to test the CQC’s plans to work more closely together through the lens of their new ‘well-led’ framework. This was a fantastic opportunity to work collaboratively with them to shape the way in which they monitor, inspect and regulate services. It was also a chance to receive some valuable feedback on the strength and effectiveness of our governance processes and leadership.
We were one of just four trusts nationally – and the only mental health and community trust – to take part in the pilot. After the visit, I am delighted to say that the CQC commended our commitment to person-centredness and co-production, our nursing associate roles, and our governance processes in relation to serious incidents and complaints.
Healthcare-associated infections, particularly ones caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, are associated with high morbidity, mortality and economic costs. In the USA, on average, 2 out of 10 patients admitted to a hospital contract a healthcare-associated infection and their mortality is estimated to exceed breast and prostate cancers, combined.1 Antibiotic-resistant pathogens are responsible for more than two million infections and 23 000 deaths each year in the USA, at a direct cost of $20 billion and additional productivity losses of $35 billion.2 In the European Union, an estimated 37 000 deaths are attributable to antibiotic-resistant infections, costing €1.5 billion annually in direct and indirect costs.3 To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
England’s Chief Inspector of Hospitals has rated the community mental health services for people with a learning disability provided by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as Outstanding following an inspection in April this year.
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