- Independent mental health service
St Andrews Healthcare Northampton
We have taken urgent enforcement action by imposing a condition on St Andrew's Healthcare's registration on 14 July 2025 to keep service users safe by restricting new admissions at St Andrew's Healthcare Northampton. We have also imposed a number of conditions on St Andrew's Healthcare registration on 10 November 2025 to require the provider to make improvements in the safety and quality of care provided relating to; staffing, ward environments, blanket restrictions, risk management, observations, incident management, governance and systems and processes.
Assessment report published 28 February 2025
Contents
Ratings
Our view of the service
The child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) at St Andrews hospital Northampton, has significantly reduced over time. The hospital has 2 CAMHS wards, but only one in use currently, which is Seacole ward. Stowe ward was closed at the time of assessment.
This onsite assessment of the CAMHS was undertaken on 27 November 2024. The off-site assessment concluded on 17 January 2024.
The assessment was prompted in part by notification of an incident to the CQC and feedback received from external agencies, including concerns about the menagement of risk. This assessment examined those risks.
The assessment examined 5 quality statements across 2 key questions; safe and well led.
We found breaches of the regulations in relation to staffing. An action plan has been requested from the provider to address this.