Following an inspection in May and June this year, the CQC has published a report into our wards for adults with a learning disability or autism. The regulator has rated the service as inadequate and said that the service needed to improve in a number of areas.
In response to the Care Quality Commission’s inspection report, Jennifer Illingworth, care group director for children and young people and learning disabilities at the Trust, said:
“Given the previous good ratings for this service, this is clearly disappointing. We are committed to improving the experience for patients in our care and we are delivering an urgent action plan that is already showing we are making improvements.
“We immediately commissioned an independent peer review into the service after the inspection in May and acted swiftly on its recommendations.
“Going forward, we will continue to work with our partners on the future provision of learning disability and autism services to ensure that together we offer the right packages of care that meets the needs of patients and their families.”
You can read the report on the CQC website.
