- NHS mental health service
Department of Psychiatry
All Inspections
26 March 2013
During an inspection looking at part of the service
During this inspection we spoke to clinicians and staff on the wards and reviewed the documentation the hospital used. We reviewed the care and treatment for patients who were particularly vulnerable and at risk from environmental hazards and looked at the improvements that had been made to the hospital environment since out last inspection. We did not, on this occasion speak to patients so cannot report what the patients who used the service said.
We saw that the several high risk areas of the hospital had been upgraded and some refurbishment and redecoration had taken place. There were plans in place to upgrade the remaining high risk areas to provide safe and therapeutic environment to care for patients with acute mental health needs. We saw that the hospital had systems in place to address the risks posed by the environment and staff were fully aware of the actions required to keep patients safe.
We found that vulnerable patients admitted to the Department of Psychiatry received safe and appropriate care and treatment in an environment that had risk assessed and was being adjusted to meet their needs.
17 January 2012
During an inspection looking at part of the service
We did not, on this occasion speak to people so cannot report what the people using the service said.
28 July 2011
During an inspection in response to concerns
People were generally happy with the food, one person told us that they were not always sure that the puddings provided were suitable for people with diabetes.
People told us that they were also generally happy with the therapeutic activities offered at the unit.