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*about St Andrews
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*Core Values
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*St Andrew's Healthcare has a number of core values on which its philosophy is based. These are:

  • Each service is clinically led and managerially supported, with the maintenance of the highest quality of patient care its priority. Patient welfare is central to all decision making.


  • St Andrew's sets the standards for a health care environment and offers excellent therapeutic and support services in attractive settings in which patients feel they can get better.


  • Staff are given every opportunity to develop their professional skills through training and attendance at both internal and external conferences and seminars.


  • St Andrew's is an innovative organisation. It regularly pioneers new treatment approaches and has recently introduced a new key performance indicator management system.


  • The organisation values its staff and offers conditions of employment that maximise staff retention and encourage quality staff to join. Its ethos is about people helping people.


  • St Andrew's has a well-earned reputation as market leader in specialist tertiary level mental health services, offering unique packages of care and excellent clinical outcomes


  • Founded in 1838, St Andrew's remains a charity, and not having shareholders, is able to reinforce its financial success by reinvesting in new developments and improved patient care.


  • The safety of patients, staff and visitors is of paramount importance and the organisation's Care Programme Approach incorporates risk management procedures.



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