The CQ raised its rating for the acute wards at Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's Hartington Unit and the Radbourne Unit from requires improvement to good following an inspection in December 2024 to follow up on previous enforcement action.

Steven Paisley, CQC interim deputy director of operations in the Midlands, said: ‘When we inspected the Radbourne Unit, we were pleased to see that leaders had taken prompt action to address the safety concerns we identified that placed people at risk of harm. It was also positive that staff gave great feedback about leaders and how everyone worked well together for the benefit of people in their care.'

The overall rating for acute wards for adults of working age and psychiatric intensive care units, as well as the ratings for effective, caring and responsive were rated good again, and safe and well-led have gone up from requires improvement to good.

Mark Powell, chief executive at Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, said: ‘We take the findings of every CQC inspection report extremely seriously.

‘I am very pleased by the outcome of the CQC's recent inspection of the Radbourne and Hartington Units. The report recognises a real improvement in these services and shows how we have implemented lessons learned from previous inspections.

‘Whilst there is still work to do to fully embed these changes and continue our improvements, this is really positive news and reflects the progress made by our teams.

‘I would like to thank all Derbyshire Healthcare colleagues and partners for their support and commitment which has led to this improvement.

‘We will continue to strive for ongoing improvements and to embed our learning and developments across all of our services.'