A mental health trust has been upgraded to a “Good” rating by inspectors after a series of reviews late last year.

Last week, the Guardian Series reported North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) had received praise from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for three of its key services.

However, the healthcare watchdog has now improved the trust’s overall rating from “Requires Improvement” to “Good” following its latest round of inspections.

John Brouder, NELFT chief executive, said: “I am proud of the dedication and commitment of all our staff who have been working hard to continuously improve the services we provide and this is recognised in our CQC rating of Good.

“We strive to deliver the best care by the best people and this is a significant step towards our overall ambition to be rated as outstanding.

“I would like to thank every member of staff who has helped us to reach this point and I know their passion for delivering the best possible patient care has now been recognised by our regulator.”

CQC inspectors found the trust had implemented a “comprehensive” improvement plan and taken action to meet the requirement notices and enforcement action after the inspection in April 2016.

This has resulted in 13 core services being rated as “Good”, and Brookside, its child and adolescent mental health service in Goodmayes, receiving an “Outstanding” rating.

NELFT provides community and mental health care in Waltham Forest and Redbridge from its adult rehabilitation centre in Larkshall Road, Chingford, and several other clinics in Ilford.

CQC’s deputy chief inspector for mental health, Paul Lelliott, said “There was evidence of some fine improvements to the standard of care at NELFT.

“We found one area of outstanding service in the trust’s child and adolescent mental health inpatient wards.

“While there are some areas where improvements still need to be made generally I am pleased with the progress made here and want to see it to continue in the future.”