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Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

This is an organisation that runs the health and social care services we inspect

Important: Services have been transferred to this provider from another provider
Important: Services have been transferred to this provider from another provider
Important: Services have been transferred to this provider from another provider
Important:

We served a Section 29A warning notice on Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust on 1 November 2025 for failing to meet the regulations related to the governance of long term segregation environments at Rampton Hospital and Arnold Lodge.

Important:

We have published a rapid review of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and an assessment of progress made at Rampton Hospital since the most recent CQC inspection activity.

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Report from 9 December 2025 assessment

Ratings - Child and adolescent mental health wards

  • Overall

    Good

  • Safe

    Good

  • Effective

    Good

  • Caring

    Good

  • Responsive

    Good

  • Well-led

    Good

Our view of the service

We assessed inpatient wards at Hopewood hospital, which is a 32 bedded unit across 3 wards for children and young people aged 13 - 18 years old. It supports those who are experiencing mental health difficulties that can no longer be managed in the community. These may include eating disorders or difficulties, mood disorders such as depression and anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

We assessed:

Pegasus Ward - a 12 bed specialist eating disorder service

Phoenix Ward - a 12 bed general adolescent unit

We looked at 14 care and 15 medication records.

We spoke with 12 staff, 5 young people and 4 carers of young people.

We attended one care planning review meeting.

People's experience of this service

We spoke with 4 young people; they told us they were involved in developing their care plan and were invited to attend the individual weekly care plan meeting prior to their care review with the multi – disciplinary team. Young people told us there was a good variety of activities on offer, which included a music room and facilities for baking and arts and crafts. Safety plans were available to young people in friendly language and in a bright and colourful format.