Care Quality Commission (CQC)

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) serves as the independent regulator overseeing health and social care services throughout England. At Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust we are committed to ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, compassionate, and high quality care to our patients. Regular assessments conducted by the CQC offer insights into our performance and progress since the previous evaluation.

To comprehensively gauge the experience of those utilising our services, the CQC employs a set of five fundamental questions for every service provider:

• Is it safe?
• Is it effective?
• Is it caring?
• Is it responsive to people's needs?
• Is it well-led?

Following each assessment, the CQC assigns a rating based on its findings, feedback from service users, and information provided by the Trust. These ratings are then categorised on a four-point scale:

• Outstanding
• Good
• Requires improvement
• Inadequate

All entities, including NHS Trusts, engaged in regulated activity within England must be registered with the CQC. 

 

CQC inspections of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

During the 2023/24 period, the CQC conducted 9 assessments of various services within our Trust. One of these inspections was carried out under Section 48 of the NHS Act 2008, commissioned by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. This review looked at patient safety and quality of care in the services provided by the Trust. 

While the review is underway the CQC ratings for the Trust have currently been suspended. 

The review has been conducted under three main parts: 

• A review of available evidence relating to the care and treatment of Valdo Calocane.
• A review of the quality and safety of our services. 
• An assessment of the improvements made at Rampton Hospital.

The report published by the CQC on 26 March 2024 covers two of these, we expect the review of the care and treatment of Valdo Calocane to be published in the summer. You can read the report on the CQC website.

The Trust is focused on creating sustainable, high quality care across all of the services it provides. 

Recently published inspection reports can be found using the links below. Alternatively, visit the CQC website to open the page for Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. 

• Acute wards for adults of working age and psychiatric intensive care units 
• Wards for older people with mental health problems
• Rampton Hospital
• HMP Lowdham Grange inspection report 
• HMP Morton Hall inspection report