Linn Dara Approved Centre is inspected regularly by the Mental Health Commission against its standards, regulations, codes, rules and frameworks.
The Mental Health Commissions report on Linn Dara Approved Centre is available here.
Linn Dara Approved Centre is also part of the Quality Network for Inpatient Care (QNIC).
Our most recent review was completed in November 2021.
Reviewers noted
“Linn Dara boast an impressive and modern, well-thought-through environment for its young people. Staff are supportive of one another across the MDT and nursing teams."
“There is a real warmth to the unit, from arriving at the reception, there is a clear friendly and well-established relationship between staff and young people.”
“Staff reported feeling valued as a member of the team. It was evident on the review that the team are well integrated despite all their respective disciplines.”
Summary of Criteria Scoring 2020
Environment and Facilities - 100%
Staffing - 96%
Admission, Access and Discharge - 100%
Care and Treatment - 94%
Information, Consent and Confidentiality - 100%
Young People’s Rights and Safeguarding Children - 94%
Clinical Governance - 94%
QNIC was developed from the UK National Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Study (NICAPS) in 2001. The network is run and coordinated by the Royal College of Psychiatry’s Centre for Quality Improvement.
The network aims to demonstrate and improve the quality of inpatient child and adolescent psychiatric care through a system of review against the QNIC service standards. This process follows a clinical audit cycle with self-review and peer-review.
