Final condition lifted at Surrey and Borders

We have found significant proof of good practice at Surrey and Borders Partnership Trust to lift the final condition imposed on its license.
The condition, which relates to the assessment of patients admitted under the Mental Health Act, required the trust to ensure that all patients were:
• informed about their treatment
• assessed on their capacity to consent to treatment
The trust was also required to document all outcomes relating to patients’ consent.
Our review, carried out in August, involved the inspection of 67 records from a variety of locations. The results showed that the trust has:
• introduced a new form that assesses patients’ ability to give consent and agree to treatment
• achieved 100 per cent compliance in completing the forms within required times
• updated 100 per cent of their patients notes
• effectively communicated to staff how the form should be filled out
We will continue to monitor the improvement of the trust, returning when necessary to check its compliance with the essential standards.
Find out more
• Read the press release: http://www.cqc.org.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases.cfm?cit_id=36581&FAArea1=customWidgets.content_view_1&usecache=false
• Download the Review of compliance: http://www.cqc.org.uk/publications.cfm?fde_id=16064