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Improvement needed at Cumbria NHS trust
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found improvements are needed at a Cumbria NHS trust.
The regulator of health and social care in England found improvements are needed on mental health wards run by Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust following an inspection in February.
Areas where CQC has told the trust they must improve are: ensuring there is a robust out-of-hours psychiatric medical cover available across the wards to ensure the medical needs of patients is met; ensuring that medicines management is adequate across all wards; and ensuring that patients have access to psychological therapies on all wards.
Other findings included that patients felt well supported by staff and staff demonstrated a good understanding of the needs of patients, and patients received regular one to one time with their named nurse.
Overall the trust’s rating remains Requires Improvement.
The Deputy Chief Inspector of Hospitals and lead for mental health, Paul Lelliott, said: “We have told Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust that they must make improvements in the acute wards for adults of working age and psychiatric intensive care units.
“We found a number of concerns about both the safety and effectiveness of services, and how well-led they are.
“We found there were not always enough doctors covering during evenings or at weekends on some of the wards and units. Inspectors were unable to find records of consent to treatment for detained patients, and it was unclear if clinicians were completing capacity assessments during consultations.
“Overall the trust remains rated as Requires Improvement. We will continue to monitor these services closely and work with partners to ensure the safety of people using them. We will return in due course to check on progress."
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