CEO vows trust will be ‘best in Western Europe’ despite CQC criticism

By Ella Devereux2026-02-20T12:52:00

Source: South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust

The interim chief executive of one of England’s largest mental health trusts is confident his organisation will return to being “the best in Western Europe”, despite the care regulator finding three of its main services “require improvement”.

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