- Independent mental health service
The Priory Hospital Market Weighton
Assessment report published 18 July 2025
Contents
Ratings - Long stay or rehabilitation mental health wards for working age adults
Our view of the service
Date of assessment Tuesday 01 to Wednesday 30 April 2025
Burnside Care Limited provides the Priory Hospital Market Weighton which is a long stay or rehabilitation mental health ward for working age adults. At the time of the assessment, the service provided treatment and care for individuals detained under the Mental Health Act. The hospital had been divided into 2 wards since the last inspection. Market Weighton, the main ward, provided 11 beds. The new ward, The Wicstun, provided bespoke therapeutic placements for two people, each living in their own single occupancy, self-contained apartments named, Wicstun Way and Wicstun Wold. At the time of our assessment, the service had 10 people admitted to the main ward and 1 person admitted to Wicstun Wold.
We rated the service as good. The service had made improvements to ensure that people had access to the required specialists and therapies, risk assessment and management plans were robust and there were regular reviews of goal orientated care plans. The provider had made improvements to their facilities to ensure the treatment, privacy and dignity of people’s individual needs were met. However, we found the service lacked some oversight or review of the effectiveness of some of the systems, processes, and procedures in place. We identified that there were gaps in processes that could lead to physical health concerns being overlooked. The improvements regarding the safety of the facilities and environment for both patients and staff still lacked a clear process. The service could not show how they evaluated or met specific standards in terms of the effectiveness of the environment or interventions implemented.
During this assessment we identified a breach of regulation 17 for good governance. We have asked the provider for an action plan in response to the concerns found at this assessment.
People's experience of this service
We spoke with 7 patients who told us they were treated fairly and equally and that most staff were helpful and approachable.
Patients told us that the occupational therapy department was good, and they had opportunities to go out in the community.
People using the service could attend a monthly community meeting, were invited to relevant meetings at the service and had access to advocacy.
Six of the patients we spoke with told us that there was not much variety in activities and that they prefer to do other things rather than the activities. Patients also told us that there was a lack of confidential rooms for individual sessions and meeting with visitors.