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Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

This is an organisation that runs the health and social care services we inspect

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings
Important: Services have been transferred to this provider from another provider
Important: Services have been transferred to this provider from another provider
Important: Services have been transferred to this provider from another provider
Important:

We served a warning notice on Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust on 11 July 2025 for failing to ensure that the care and treatment of patients who used the mental health crisis services and health-based places of safety received care that was consistently safe, appropriate, met their needs, upheld their privacy and dignity rights and protected them from avoidable harm.

The governance systems in place were not robust and did not provide adequate oversight and ongoing monitoring of the quality and safety of care provided. Our concerns relate to the following locations:

Patient surveys

We use national surveys to find out about the experience of service users receiving care and treatment from healthcare organisations and mental healthcare providers. Follow the links below to learn about our findings.

Community mental health survey 2022

Published 27 October 2022

Results of our survey looking at the experiences of adults receiving NHS community mental health services in 2022.

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Community mental health survey 2023

Published 18 April 2024

Results of our survey looking at the experiences of people 16+ receiving NHS community mental health services in 2023.

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Community mental health survey 2024

Published 3 April 2025

Results of the survey looking at the experiences of people aged 16 and over receiving NHS community mental health services in 2024.

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Community mental health survey 2025

Published 31 March 2026

Results of the survey looking at the experiences of people aged 16 and over receiving NHS community mental health services in 2025.

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