A HEALTH trust has been praised for its work in improving performance.

The South Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust will keep its Investor in People award for another three years.

The award is a national quality standard which rewards organisations that work hard to improve staff performance. The trust was assessed in January, which involved detailed interviews with 64 workers.

Assessors said they found "inspirational leadership of the managers and this applies to executive managers and line managers".

Dr Patrick Geoghegan, trust chief executive, said: "This is an excellent foundation for the next three years of workforce development."