Littlebrook Hospital in Dartford delivering safe care to mental health patients but concerns over nutrition and building repairs remain
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Updated: 19:45, 12 February 2021
A mental health hospital is delivering safe care to adult and psychiatric patients but issues remain over nutrition with some relying on takeaways, an inspection has found.
The health watchdog inspected a specific service at Littlebrook Hospital in Dartford, between November and December 2020.
Littlebrook Hospital, Dartford provides mental health services. Picture: Steve Crispe
It found wards for adults of working age and psychiatric intensive care units delivered safe care and staff managed risks well .
Inspectors said formal complaints were managed well with patients aware of their rights and how to complain although it was not always clear how informal complaints were documented and handled.