Dudhope Young People’s Inpatient Unit – safe delivery of care inspection: February 2026

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Document Type

Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS)

Inspection reports

Summary

We undertook a joint unannounced visit/inspection to Dudhope Young People’s Inpatient Unit from 20 October to 22 October 2025.

Two different methodologies were employed and are described in appendix 1 of the document.

During our safe delivery of care inspection, we:

  • inspected the unit environment
  • observed staff practice and interactions with patients
  • accessed patients’ health records, monitoring reports, policies and procedures

Our findings

This inspection resulted in 12 areas of good practice, five areas for improvement and six requirements.