Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of patient safety at the Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal.

In response to concerns raised following the tragic deaths of three young women at the Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) conducted an inspection of the core service acute wards for working age adults and the psychiatric intensive care unit in April 2022. CQC was assured that the provider had taken immediate action to mitigate future risks and concluded no further regulatory action was required. The hospital is currently rated by CQC as good overall.

CQC conducted a further inspection in January 2023 in response to concerns received. A full inspection report will be published in due course once the pre-publication process is completed. If necessary, CQC will not hesitate to take enforcement action to protect people using the service.