Elisabeth Mahase The BMJWoodbourne Priory Hospital in Birmingham has been rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission after a surprise inspection in May.1The inspection was carried out in response to a coroner’s publication of a document on the prevention of future deaths after a hearing into the death of Matthew Caseby, who was using services at Woodbourne in September 2020.2The CQC’s inspection report, published on 22 September, saw the hospital’s rating for safety decline from “required improvement” to “inadequate,” while the rating for whether it was “well led” fell from “good” to “inadequate.” Inspectors found the …

Source: The Guardian September 26, 2022 21:34 UTC