- Independent mental health service
Cygnet Hospital Wyke
Report from 3 October 2024 assessment
Contents
Ratings
Our view of the service
Cygnet Hospital Wyke is an independent mental health hospital provided by Cygnet Health Care Limited, situated in West Yorkshire. It has been registered with CQC since November 2010. The hospital is registered to provide care and treatment to up to 46 patients and the following regulated activities: • Treatment of disease, disorder or injury • Assessment or medical treatment of persons detained under the Mental Health Act 1983. We conducted an onsite assessment of the location from 26 - 28 November 2024. The assessment was announced on 25 November 2024. The location was assessed as we rated it as inadequate and placed in special measures following an assessment in January 2024 due to concerns about medicines management, quality of care records, monitoring of patients with physical health conditions, checks of medical equipment, monitoring of compliance with the Mental Health Act, infection control procedures, blanket restrictions, autism awareness and completion of patient risk assessments. The majority of the concerns related to the long-stay rehabilitation ward, Adarna within the hospital at the time. The provider, Cygnet Healthcare Limited, had taken the decision to discontinue this service, so this latest assessment only relates to the acute wards for adults of working age and psychiatric intensive care unit. The acute wards for adults of working age and psychiatric intensive care unit comprised 3 wards for male patients; Kingfisher and Phoenix were the two acute wards and Bennu was the psychiatric intensive care unit. The hospital had a registered manager and an accountable controlled drugs officer. We have inspected this location 14 times previously. At this inspection, we inspected all five key questions across all three wards. We gathered information from people using the service and their loved ones, staff and other external stakeholders. We observed the care being provided and reviewed a range of documents including care records and policies and procedures relating to the running of the hospital. We rated the service as good. The service had made improvements and was no longer in breach of regulations. The quality of care records had improved. Risk assessments were up to date and were being regularly reviewed. The medicines management processes in the hospital were in-line with good practice. The provider now had enough staff to ensure people’s safety and meet their needs. The provider has demonstrated improvements that have been made. The service is no longer rated as inadequate overall or in any of the key questions. Therefore, this service is no longer in special measures.