Published on: 5 March 2026
Our mental health rehabilitation unit in Derby has received a positive rating from national inspectors following a two-day assessment.
Cherry Tree Close was given a ‘good’ overall rating by inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the regulator of health and care services, in a report published on 23 February.
Inspectors judged the service to be ‘good’ across all their five areas of focus: ‘safe’, ‘effective’, ‘caring’, ‘responsive’ and ‘well led’. In their report, they said: “Care and treatment were delivered to a high standard. Staff demonstrated skill and innovation, delivering a wide range of interventions, including psychological therapies, vocational and educational support, and structured activity programmes. Patients had made consistent progress towards independence and personal goals. Patients told us they felt empowered, fully involved in decision-making, and supported to develop independence and control around their care.”
Cherry Tree Close operates across a number of bungalows on the Kingsway Hospital site in Derby. The staff help people to recover from the difficulties of longer-term mental health problems, supporting them to restore their confidence and live as independently as possible. The team of health professionals supporting the service users at Cherry Tree Close includes nurses, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians, psychologists and social workers.
Tumi Banda, Director of Nursing, Allied Health Professionals, Quality and Patient Experience at Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, said:
“It’s very important that we help people to recover fully after a difficult mental health episode, so they can return to their home and their normal life feeling confident about the future, with a greater chance of avoiding another inpatient admission. That’s why we’re really pleased that the CQC have been so positive about our rehabilitation service at Cherry Tree Close. The inspection report makes several references to the high standard of care and treatment provided by the Cherry Tree team, and there is particular praise for the team’s learning, improvement and innovation.“I’d like to thank all the service users and carers who spoke to the CQC and contributed to this inspection, and to the staff who are making such a positive difference in people’s lives.”
Read the full inspection report about Cherry Tree Close on the CQC website.
The overall ‘good’ rating for Cherry Tree Close is consistent with the rating that the service achieved at its last inspection, in September 2016. The ‘good’ ratings for all five of the CQC’s key questions – “is it safe, is it effective, is it caring, is it responsive and is it well led?” – is an improvement on the 2016 inspection result, when the service was rated as ‘requires improvement’ for safety.
