Priory Hospital East Midlands in Annesley, Nottingham remains rated inadequate overall, following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in August.
Priory Hospital East Midlands is a specialist hospital, managed by Partnerships in Care Limited, and offers specialised assessment and treatment to help patients for return back into the community, or other appropriate accommodation.
CQC carried out an unannounced inspection after receiving concerning information about the safety and quality of the service. This included nurses administering medication to a patient by injection, when the medication was intended to be administered orally. Concerns were also received regarding the restraint of people using the service.
Inspectors also visited the hospital in May and June following concerns raised about the quality of care. The full findings from this inspection can be found in a report published on our website.
Following the recent inspection in August, the service was not re-rated and the ratings from the previous inspection carried out in May and June remain. It was rated inadequate overall, as well as for being well-led and safe. The ratings for being effective, caring and responsive were not inspected at this visit or the previous inspection and remain rated as good.
CQC have also served Partnerships in Care Limited a warning notice to ensure rapid improvements are made around its medicine’s management, so people do not come to harm.
The service will remain in special measures, which means it will be closely monitored and re-inspected to assess whether improvements have been made to keep people safe.