The Beardwood Hospital

Updated 3 February 2026

The Beardwood Hospital is a health facility that is operated by Circle Health. This has changed since the last inspection published in 2017. The hospital offers a range of services for people in Blackburn with Darwen, the Ribble Valley and further afield. It provides a range of independent hospital services including elective surgery, outpatients, diagnostics, oncology and endoscopy.

We carried out an unannounced inspection on 12 November 2025. This assessment looked at surgical services due to the age of rating. At the last inspection we rated the location as good.

The rating of The Beardwood Hospital remains good following this inspection and we did not identify any breach in regulation.

Updated 3 September 2025

In our assessment of surgery, we found that patient areas were welcoming and safe for patient care. Staff knew how to keep patients safe and were supported to do so. Leaders were focused on good outcomes for all patients who met the inclusion criteria. Staff provided compassionate care where privacy and dignity were maintained. Staff communicated well with patients and those close to them and put them at ease through their stay. The service worked with the community to best understand and deliver care to patients. Leaders were focused on continuous improvement and following changes in management, these were now being embedded.

Updated 26 May 2017

Overall, we rated out-patients and diagnostics services as good. Out patients and diagnostics comprised of a significant amount of hospital activity. In addition we inspected oncology services, including a four bed day care unit and included our findings in this section.

Where our findings on out-patients and diagnostics also apply to other services, we do not repeat the information but cross-refer to the surgery section.

We rated this service as good because it was safe, caring, responsive and well-led. We did not rate the service for being effective.