HMP Bedford

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• Overview
• Shared direction and culture
• Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders
• Freedom to speak up
• Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion
• Governance, management and sustainability
• Partnerships and communities
• Learning, improvement and innovation

During this inspection we looked at 1 quality statement. The provider had strengthened governance arrangements through improved workforce oversight and enhanced incident management processes.

Find out what we look at when we assess this area in our information about our new Single assessment framework.

The judgement for Shared direction and culture is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Well-led key question.

The judgement for Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Well-led key question.

The judgement for Freedom to speak up is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Well-led key question.

The judgement for Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Well-led key question.

Since the previous inspection, governance arrangements had improved.

Leaders had strengthened oversight of workforce pressures through improved recruitment, forward rota planning and regular staffing reviews. This supported service continuity and risk management.

The service had strengthened systems for monitoring risks, identifying emerging themes and tracking actions There was an improvement in governance oversight and assurance since the previous inspection. The provider had updated its incident reporting policy, and implemented routine review of incidents through governance meetings and performance monitoring. Staff demonstrated a good understanding of incident reporting and were confident using the Datix system.

The judgement for Partnerships and communities is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Well-led key question.

The judgement for Learning, improvement and innovation is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Well-led key question.