Cheadle mental health wards ordered to improve upgraded to 'good'
The Care Quality Commission has upgraded the rating of Cheadle Royal Hospital's child and adolescent mental health wards to 'good'. Inspectors noted significant improvements in leadership, responsiveness, and patient care following a previous period of required improvement.
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Ensuring high standards in mental health facilities is critical for the safety and recovery of vulnerable young patients.
Image source, PA Media Image caption, Inspectors carried out tours of two wards as part of the inspection
Child and adolescent mental health wards at a Greater Manchester hospital that had been ordered to improve has been rated as "good" by health inspectors.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has upgraded the rating of the service at Cheadle Royal Hospital's child and adolescent mental health wards after an inspection in April.
The hospital, run by Affinity Healthcare Limited, provides a range of inpatient mental health services for young people between 11-17 and adults. The inspection followed the receipt of information of concern, the CQC said.
CQC inspectors found the hospital had made necessary improvements and was now only in breach of one regulation related to safe care and treatment.
At the previous inspection, inspectors found five breaches of regulation.
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