Final part of our special review of mental health services at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust published

Following the conviction of Valdo Calocane in January 2024 for the killings of Ian Coates, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber, Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP, former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, commissioned us to carry out a rapid review of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT).

We were asked to look at 3 specific areas:

We looked at areas 2 and 3 in a report published earlier this year.

Our review looking at area 1 has now also been published.

This review finds that there appear to have been a series of errors, omissions, and misjudgements in Valdo Calocane's care. Key among these were:

The review also found that if the decision had been made to treat Valdo Calocane under section 3 of the Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983 on his fourth admission to hospital further options would have been available for his care and treatment in the community.

Adult inpatient survey: Find the results for your local trust

We asked over 63,500 people who stayed in hospital for at least one night in late 2023 about their care.

The survey asked people to give their opinions on the care they received, including quality of information and communication with staff, whether they were given enough privacy, the amount of support given to help them eat and drink, and on their discharge arrangements.

Nationally, results covering waiting times have continued to decline.

People’s experience of being discharged from hospital also remained poor. Only 33% of respondents said they were involved ‘a great deal’ in decisions about their discharge.

However, the majority of respondents were still positive about their interactions with doctors and nurses - as has been the case in previous years.

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Six local authority assessments published

We have published 6 new reports under our new responsibilities to assess how local authorities are meeting their responsibilities to make sure people have access to adult social care and support.

The six new reports look at:

The reports look at 9 areas spread across 4 themes to check how well the authority is meeting their responsibilities. Each area is given a score out of 1 to 4. A score of 1 is given when evidence shows significant shortfalls for this area, and 4 when evidence shows an exceptional standard is being met.

Looking at the support adult social care services receive on the safe management of medicines

We commissioned research company Ipsos to look at what support adult social care providers receive to make sure medicines are managed safely. We also asked them to look at how the support impacts the quality of care providers are able to deliver.

The research found that adult social care services have access to a wide range of different types of medicines support from a variety of sources, but that not all care providers receive support from community pharmacy or other healthcare professionals.

Providers also told the researchers that further support would be welcomed in the form of training, consistent advice and guidance and easier contact with pharmacies and healthcare professionals.

This work was carried out as part of our research and evaluation programme. The programme helps us:

We share what we find. This is to help drive improvement in health and care and make sure all parts of the system are using the same evidence base.

Annual report and accounts published

Our Annual report and accounts (ARA) look at our progress and performance during 2022 to 2023.

The first part of the report looks at the work that we've done, progress towards our objectives and targets, and our impact as a regulator.

The report also gives an overview of the funding we receive, where our expenditure is incurred and how we aim to demonstrate value for money.

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