- NHS mental health service
Amberstone Hospital
All Inspections
13 May 2013
During an inspection in response to concerns
We found that the Trust had appropriate arrangements in place for the training and development of employed staff. However we had concerns that bank and agency staff did not receive the same level of support. Staff told us that they now felt supported both by their line managers and the wider Trust and that they felt able to challenge practices and each other if needed. We observed that staff interacted with patients in a positive and respectful way.
We found that although the Trust had a plan in place to upgrade the facilities, on the day of our inspection the hospital was in need of refurbishment to provide a therapeutic environment and appropriate gender separation for patients. There were appropriate systems in place to monitor the services provided.