Unannounced inspections of Ravenswood House in Fareham were made after it was rated as "requires improvement" in a 2014 report
A secure hospital building, criticised for posing a danger to suicidal patients, requires further improvements the healthcare watchdog has found.
The Care Quality Commission found Ravenswood House in Fareham still had potentially dangerous ligature points.
The unannounced inspection also found staff were confused over when to seclude patients.
Southern Health NHS Trust said it was focused on implementing the recommendations.
Concerns about the building were raised in an inspection in October 2014 when it was described as "unfit for use".
'Safety care plan'
The inspectors' unannounced follow-up visits found that although some ligature risks remained, they were being "managed appropriately" by staff.
They also reported that patients held in seclusion were not always being appropriately reviewed.
Chief Inspector of Hospitals, Professor Sir Mike Richards, said it was "disappointing" the trust had still not addressed all the safety concerns at Ravenswood, as well as at other secure units at Southfield in Hampshire and Ridgeway in High Wycombe.
A Southern Health NHS Trust spokeswoman said Ravenswood House was undergoing refurbishment and long term plans were being developed to move services to a new purpose-built unit.
She added that a "safety care plan" had been put in place to manage environmental risks and that patients under temporary seclusion "received the highest possible level of privacy and dignity".
- Published25 February 2015
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