The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found the quality of care provided by Princess Alice Hospice in Esher, Surrey to be Outstanding following an inspection in September 2016.
Princess Alice Hospice is the first hospice to be rated by CQC as Outstanding in all five domains; safe, effective, caring, responsive to people's needs and well-led.
Deborah Ivanova, Deputy Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, said:
“Princess Alice Hospice provided exceptional person-centred care for people at the end of their lives. In particular, the hospice staff were passionate about providing care that was tailored to the needs and sensitivities of the people and families they supported.
“This high-quality care was further demonstrated by the hospice’s accredited training centre that offered training to not only their staff, but other health and social care professionals. This training made sure that people were able to spend their last days closer to home with staff who understood their end of life wishes.
“We were pleased to see how the management promoted a culture of openness and excellence. They listened to people, carers and staff and actively sought their views to continuously improve. The hospice pro-actively worked in partnership with local and national organisations to develop local services in the community and endeavoured to improve practice’s wider adult social care sector.
“We were also delighted to hear how people and relatives were full of praise for the kind and compassionate staff and how staff confidently demonstrated their care, support and expert knowledge of people’s complex health needs. The team should be extremely proud of the work they do. I congratulate the staff at Princess Alice Hospice for achieving our highest rating in all 5 domains.”
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Hospice staff were passionate about providing care that was tailored to the needs and sensitivities of the people and families they supported.
Deborah Ivanova, Deputy Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care