Essex mental health provider 'unsafe', say CQC

An Essex mental health provider has been branded unsafe in a report published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) this week.The North Essex Partnership (NEP) were inspected in August last year, and while they received an overall rating of 'requires improvement', they were deemed to be 'Inadequate' for keeping their patients safe.The CQC's deputy chief inspector of hospitals and lead for mental health, Dr Paul Lelliott, said: "Trust managers took a long time to make improvements to...