CQC tells Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust improvements are needed to keep people safe

Published: 7 February 2024 Page last updated: 8 February 2024
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found improvements need to be made in acute wards for adults of working age and psychiatric intensive care units (PICU) at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, following an inspection last year.

CQC carried out an unannounced focused inspection of the service, due to concerns received about the safety and quality of care being provided.

Inspectors visited two acute wards for adults of working age and one PICU, across three of the seven locations where this service is delivered. These wards were selected due to specific concerns received about these wards.

Inspectors looked at safety on the wards, how safeguarding was being managed and the governance processes around this.

As this was a focused inspection, the service was not re-rated and the previous rating of inadequate remains in place for the service overall, as well as for being safe and well-led. Effective, caring and responsive were not included in this inspection and remain rated as requires improvement.

The overall rating for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust remains rated as inadequate.

About the Care Quality Commission

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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.