Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 17 December 2018.
Clive Lewis
Shadow Minister (Treasury)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Care Quality Commission report of November 2018, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; and if he will make a statement.
Stephen Hammond
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
As a result of the findings of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) 28 November 2018 inspection report on Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, the CQC’s Chief Inspector of Hospitals recommended that the Trust remains in special measures for quality reasons in order to make further improvements, and NHS Improvement has accepted this recommendation so that the Trust can continue to have access to a range of intensive support, such as a quality improvement director and an extensive buddying arrangement with East London NHS Foundation Trust a leading mental health Trust rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC.
NHS Improvement has agreed several immediate actions with the Trust to improve patient safety and address the CQC’s concerns and is also working closely with the Trust, the CQC and the wider system to ensure that the right package of support is in place to deliver sustainable improvements.
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