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All services ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ at Staffordshire trust
The latest Care Quality Commission report has found that all combined services at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust have been rated as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’.
Rated ‘Good’ overall, the trust is continuing progress having been labelled by the CQC as the fastest improving mental health trust in the country, and the third best rated in the country.
Alongside the rating, the inspectorate noted that ’the overall culture of the trust was very patient-centred’ and that there has been ‘significant improvement in the reduction of waiting lists in the child and adolescent mental health services and the adult community mental health services’, with all teams meeting national waiting time standards.
Caroline Donovan, chief executive of the trust, said: "We are simply delighted at this official recognition by CQC that our journey of improvement continues. To be able to continue to improve upon last year's fantastic results - described by CQC at the time as the fastest improving mental health trust in the country - is something quite remarkable. It is a tribute to the continuing sheer determination, talent, dedication and ability of our fantastic staff.
"We are delighted that the most recent inspection rated our Community CAMHS services as good and and our Adult Rehab services as ‘Outstanding’. But we are not complacent and we want our journey of improvement to continue. We will be continuing our quality strategy to deliver Safe, Personalised, Accessible and Recovery focused services based on integrated locality working across North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent..
"These latest inspection results comes on top of our Community CAMHS Team being spotlighted in the latest edition of the CQC regional publication highlighting great practice and innovation. We are also proud that we have been chosen by the CQC as a mental health exemplar and will be delighted to share our journey of improvement with other organisations."
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