• Mental Health
  • NHS mental health service

Archived: The Red House

22 Oakapple Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 9NW (01622) 729980

Provided and run by:
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

All Inspections

12 June 2013

During a routine inspection

We spoke with seven patients who were using the service and seven staff including the unit manager. There were no patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 at the time of this inspection.

Patients told us they were treated with dignity and respect. We saw that staff adopted a kind, patient and professional approach when talking to patients. One patient said, 'The staff are all excellent, they are always professional and not judgemental'.

Patients were all very complimentary about the care and treatment they had received. One patient told us, 'It's very good. I was petrified when I came, but I can't believe how quickly I have settled in'.

Patients told us the quality of the food was 'good'. One patient said, 'The food is measured and very exact. I trust the staff that way, you have to have trust'.

Patients said they felt the staff had the right skills and experience to meet their care and treatment needs. One patient told us, 'A lot of the staff are really supportive and excellent'.

Patients were asked for their feedback about their care and treatment they received in regular meetings. They told us that any concerns they had raised had been taken seriously and resolved, or responded to.

26 November 2010

During a routine inspection

We did not visit this location as part of this planned review, therefore we did not have the opportunity to speak to people who use this service directly. However, we have considered the views of people using services from other locations within the Trust to inform our judgements.