Leadership at Nottinghamshire NHS trust must improve, report says

A Care Quality Commission inspection in September concluded that leadership at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust needs significant improvements and ordered the trust to draw up an action plan; the trust said it accepts the findings and has already made some improvements.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has been told to make significant improvements to its leadership following a Care Quality Commission inspection. The CQC inspected the trust in September and published its report on Wednesday. The regulator assessed the well-led area and asked the trust to prepare an action plan. The trust said it accepted the findings and that some improvements have already been made, while noting there is more to do. Inspection findings: - The Care Quality Commission's September inspection reported that the trust's leadership requires significant improvements. - The CQC has directed the trust to draw up an action plan for the well-led category. - The trust said it accepts the report and has already made some improvements but acknowledged further work is needed. - The trust had previously been told to improve in November 2022. Summary: The report highlights continuing regulatory concern about leadership at the Nottinghamshire mental health trust and references earlier warnings from November 2022. The next formal step identified by the CQC is for the trust to produce an action plan and set out how it will address the concerns.