• Ambulance service

Head Office and Training Facility

Overall: Not rated read more about inspection ratings

Chilton, Ferryhill, DL17 0EW (01388) 317999

Provided and run by:
Nerams Ltd

Report from 14 February 2024 assessment

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Safe

Not rated

Updated 25 April 2024

We reviewed the providers processes for reporting and investigating incidents and concerns and saw that policies were clear and processes for managing and escalating incidents were robust.

This service scored 9 (out of 100) for this area. Find out what we look at when we assess this area and How we calculate these scores.

Learning culture

Score: 0

Staff we spoke with knew how to report incidents and the provider shared learning following investigations.

Lessons were learned from safety incidents or complaints, resulting in changes that improve care for others.

Safe systems, pathways and transitions

Score: 0

We did not look at Safe systems, pathways and transitions during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

Safeguarding

Score: 3

People and staff were encouraged and supported to raise concerns, they felt confident that they will be treated with compassion and understanding, and won’t be blamed, or treated negatively if they did so.

We did not look at this element of the quality statement.

We also reviewed safeguarding processes and saw safeguarding alerts were routinely made appropriately, when concerns were identified.

Involving people to manage risks

Score: 0

We did not look at Involving people to manage risks during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

Safe environments

Score: 0

We did not look at Safe environments during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

Safe and effective staffing

Score: 0

We reviewed ten staff files and saw staff were recruited safely and policies to ensure staff were appropriately checked prior to commencing their role were robust.

Infection prevention and control

Score: 0

We did not look at Infection prevention and control during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

Medicines optimisation

Score: 0

We did not look at Medicines optimisation during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.