Kemple View

Ratings

• Overall

  Good

• Safe

  Requires improvement

• Effective

  Good

• Caring

  Good

• Responsive

  Good

• Well-led

  Good

Our view of the service

• We carried out the assessment for Kemple View on 25, 26 and 31 March 2025.
• We carried out the assessment due to the length of time since it was last inspected.
• Kemple View is an independent hospital run by Partnerships in Care Limited. The hospital provides services for 90 men with mental health needs. The service has 4 low secure wards and 2 rehabilitation wards.
• We visited the following wards as part of our assessment:
• Elmhurst ward - low secure ward for adult males with 19 beds.
• Kenton ward – low secure ward for adult males with 11 beds.
• Wainwright ward – low secure ward for adult males with 16 beds.
• Arkwright ward – low secure ward for males over the age of 50 with 10 beds.
• Hawthorn ward – high dependency rehabilitation and recovery ward for adult males with 15 beds.
• Oakwood ward – rehabilitation and recover ward for adult males with 19 beds.
• We visited all 6 wards during our inspection. We also interviewed the hospital director and other senior managers.
• Kemple View is registered to provide the following regulated activities: Assessment or medical treatment for persons detained under the Mental Health Act 1983; Diagnostic and screening procedures; Treatment of disease, disorder or injury. At the time of our inspection the service had a registered manager and a controlled drugs accountable officer.
• At our last inspection Kemple View was rated outstanding in all domains for both forensic and rehabilitation services.
• We did not find any breaches of regulation at our last inspection. At this inspection we identified the following breaches of regulation: Regulation 15 (Premises and Equipment).
• We assessed 2 Assessment Service Groups. These were forensics inpatient or secure wards and long stay or rehabilitation mental health wards for working age adults.

Good rating

We rated the service as good. We found 1 breach of regulation within the Forensics service in relation to the cleanliness, safety and maintenance of the environment. We found 1 breach of regulation within Long Stay or Rehabilitation wards in relation to the maintenance of the environment, including the safety of fire doors.

However, we also found the service had sufficient staff who met the individual needs of patients and supported patients to make decisions about their care and treatment.

There were outstanding elements to the service including an experienced therapy team who offered a range of psychological therapies for patients which focused on each patient’s individual needs and strengths, a strong focus on patient inclusion which was embedded at all levels of the service and a range of on-site facilities with staff offering a range of indoor and outdoor activities and educational opportunities for patients.

We have asked the provider for an action plan in response to the concerns found at this assessment.