- Independent mental health service
Cygnet Lodge Brighouse
Assessment report published 10 August 2026
Contents
Ratings - Long stay or rehabilitation mental health wards for working age adults
Our view of the service
Cygnet Behavioural Health Limited provides long stay or rehabilitation mental health wards for working age adults at Cygnet Lodge Brighouse. At the time of the inspection, the service provided treatment and care for individuals detained under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act or as an informal patient for males who have severe and enduring mental illness. The service had 21 beds in one ward. At the time of our inspection there were 14 patients admitted to the ward.
We rated the service as Good. The service was previously rated good.
Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act Compliance Summary
Staff completed mandatory training in the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) , the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguarding (DoLS), Mental Health Act, the Code of Practice and the guiding principles. The compliance rate was 89%.
The staff we spoke with had a good understanding of mental capacity and were confident about how to assess it. Staff told us they took all practical steps to enable patients to make their own decisions and provided good examples regarding raising safeguarding concerns.
Patients had easy access to information about independent mental health advocacy. The independent mental health advocate was on site visiting patients at the time of our inspection.
We reviewed 6 care records and found evidence that people's needs were met in line with current guidance. Capacity assessments were undertaken and best interest decisions made, when appropriate. All detained patients were made aware of their rights and patient restrictions were regularly reviewed to maximise their independence.
Multi-disciplinary team discussions involved the patient and patient's family in decision making and planning care and treatment. The hospital had good governance and compliance audits in place to ensure staff provided evidence-based care and treatment.
People's experience of this service
We spoke with 4 patients who used the service as part of our inspection and observed patients using the Short Observational Framework for Inspection (SOFI).
We spoke with 4 relatives and the provider’s expert by experience on site. Relatives we spoke with reported no concerns about their loved one’s safety, and that staff knew how to look after them. They also stated that they knew how to raise concerns if needed, and all but one felt confident staff would act on these promptly. We also viewed a carer, family and friends satisfaction survey, from December 2025 which stated that a service user was ‘in a safe environment and is the best he’s ever been looked after.’
Patients said that they felt safe and that the food was of a high standard and all their requirements were catered for, considering dietary and cultural needs. Patients and the provider’s expert by experience said they had a range of activities that they could take part in, which included gardening, use of an allotment, walking groups, a shop to cook and a ‘gents club’ where patients pick a restaurant, plan a route, are encouraged to order their own food and travel back. This helps them with life skills in preparation for discharge back into the community.