Kirklees Mental health services ‘excellent’

Jun 16 2009 By Huddersfield Examiner

MENTAL health services in Kirklees have achieved an ‘excellent’ rating.

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health and learning disability services to people living in the district.

Its hospitals were assessed on standards of cleanliness, infection control, food, patient environment and patient privacy and dignity.

Most of the wards scored an ‘excellent’ rating across the board.

Wards at St Luke’s Hospital in Huddersfield scored ‘excellent’ on food and ‘good’ on privacy and dignity.

This is an improvement on last year’s results and the Trust is now investing over £200,000 in these wards to make sure standards continue to improve.

Stuart Andrews, head of estates and facilities for the Trust, said: "We are really pleased with these brilliant results and very proud.

"It has been a fantastic team effort and I would like to thank all the staff involved."