LPT achieved full marks for cleanliness in a national survey of health providers led by patients.
We scored 100 per cent for the third year running in the 2025 Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment.
We also had excellent scores for other categories, including an amazing 99.97 per cent for condition, appearance and maintenance, and 98.7 per cent for privacy, dignity and wellbeing.
LPT (Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust) was one of only five out of 54 community or mental health trusts to get the maximum score for cleanliness. Within this same group of 54 we were second for privacy, dignity and wellbeing, and also second for condition appearance and maintenance.
The survey was conducted on 1,068 NHS, private and independent healthcare premises across England. Each team of assessors was led by at least 50 per cent patient representatives.
While the programme is voluntary, the assessments give patients and carers a voice and PLACE aims to promote the principles established by the NHS Constitution that focus on areas that matter to patients, families and carers:
- putting patients first;
- active feedback from the public, patients and staff;
- adhering to basics of quality care; and
- ensuring services are provided in a clean, safe environment that is fit for purpose.
Paul Sheldon, LPT’s chief finance officer, said: “We’re really proud of these ratings and are absolutely delighted to show our huge appreciation to everyone involved in this superb achievement. Our staff’s dedication to their roles and to our patients and services users is inspirational.
“Everyone in the NHS, no matter what their role, support each other. It’s not just our frontline staff who are incredible, it’s also the teams performing crucial background tasks that allow us to deliver high quality compassionate care and wellbeing for all.”
You can read full details of the assessments here: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/patient-led-assessments-of-the-care-environment-place/england—2025 .