CQC rates West London NHS Trust as Good

Published: 2 June 2020 Page last updated: 2 June 2020
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated West London NHS Trust as Good overall. It was previously rated Good.

The trust, which provides mental health and community health services across three London boroughs and beyond, was rated Outstanding for being caring, Good for being effective, responsive and well-led. It was rated Requires Improvement for being safe.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, CQC’s immediate focus will be on supporting providers to keep people safe during a period of unprecedented pressure. We will continue to collect insight and intelligence about the quality of care from our existing data sources, providers, healthcare staff, stakeholders, and the public, and will work closely with NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care to ensure additional support is in place where needed.

CQC will be listening to what people are saying about services during this time to help us detect any changes in care. People can give feedback to CQC via the details below.

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A CQC spokesperson said: “All the staff at West London NHS Trust should be very proud of the care they are providing for people using their services. CQC’s immediate focus will be on supporting the trust to continue to provide safe care to people during the Covid-19 pandemic.”  

You can read the inspection report in full when it is published on website at: www.cqc.org.uk/provider/RKL

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About the Care Quality Commission

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and social care in England.

We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and we encourage care services to improve.

We monitor, inspect and regulate services to make sure they meet fundamental standards of quality and safety and we publish what we find to help people choose care.