Sheffield mental health trust given urgent notice to improve by government inspectors

After an inspection by the Care Quality Commission earlier this year, the Sheffield Health and Social Care Trust has been issued a warning notice outlining four serious areas of concern.

These include a shortage of experienced staff working on adult acute mental health wards and psychiatric intensive care units, and a lack of appropriate training and supervision for staff.

The CQC also says the trust has failed to ensure patients’ health needs in relation to the side effects of medication and has inadequate systems to manage risks to those in its care.