Rampton Hospital, which is run by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, had its rating upgraded from inadequate to requires improvement.
Greg Rielly, CQC deputy director of operations in the Midlands, said: ‘During our recent inspections, we found some clear improvements at Rampton Hospital. However, at this inspection we identified that Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust still had some work to do to address staff shortages and support staff.'
The CQC found four breaches of regulation related to safe care and treatment, safeguarding, privacy and dignity, premises and equipment, and safe staffing, as well as a breach for safe care and treatment at a previous inspection. The trust been told to submit an action plan showing what action it is taking in response to these concerns.
The report came after the trust came under criticism following revelations of attacks by people in its care weeks before the killing of Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates by Calocane on 13 June 2023.
Dr Susan Elcock, deputy chief executive and executive medical director at Nottinghamshire Healthcare, said: ‘We are pleased that the CQC has reflected the improvements that we have begun to make at Rampton with an improved rating of the services we provide for our patients there.
‘We welcome inspections as they are an important way to understand how we are doing and highlight areas where we can do better. Where the CQC told us we needed to take urgent action, we immediately took steps to address the issues raised. The CQC noted among the improvements those relating to physical health support and described care plans as personalised and truly reflecting patients' needs.
‘Whilst we recognise we still have a way to go, I would like to thank colleagues for their work to date. We are absolutely committed to making further improvements to ensure our services consistently provide excellent, safe care and will continue working closely with the CQC, our colleagues, our patients and their families to achieve this.'
