Wards dealing with adults in mental health crisis including from the Fenland area have been found wanting by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC has rated the acute wards for working-age adults and psychiatric intensive care units (PICU) at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust as requiring improvement following an inspection in March. These wards provide care and treatment for people experiencing a mental health episode that can’t be managed in a less restrictive setting owing to the degree of risk, clinical need, or patient choice. These services include urgent, emergen…
