- Independent mental health service
Cygnet Sherwood House and Cygnet Hospital Sherwood
Assessment report published 7 August 2026
Contents
Ratings
Our view of the service
We completed an assessment and inspection of Cygnet Sherwood House and Cygnet Hospital Sherwood between 24 March 2026 and 2 April 2026.
This assessment was carried out following CQC’s new approach to assessment; Single Assessment Framework (SAF). We looked at all quality statements under each key question. We carried out a mix of onsite and offsite inspection and assessment activity between 24 and 25 March 2026 and 2 April 2026. This was an unannounced assessment, which means the provider was not told an assessment was going to be starting beforehand.
Cygnet Behavioural Health Limited is a leading independent provider of mental health and social care services for adults and children in the UK. Cygnet Sherwood House and Cygnet Hospital Sherwood are in Rainworth, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, and provide inpatient care for men across two distinct services on the same hospital site.
Cygnet Hospital Sherwood provides a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) for 12 men and 2 acute mental health wards for 32 men. These wards are Bramble Ward (16 Bed), and Treetops Ward (16 beds). The services provide care for men who may be informal or detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA).
On the same site the service has a 30-bed specialist high-support inpatient rehabilitation (level 2) called Sherwood House. This service was last inspected in June 2025 and is currently rated as requires improvement. We did not inspect these wards as part of this assessment.
The service registered with Care Quality Commission (CQC) on 17 November 2010 to deliver the regulated activities: Assessment or medical treatment for patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 and Treatment of disease, disorder, or injury. Cygnet Hospital Sherwood opened in January 2024. The service has a controlled drugs accountable officer and a Registered Manager.
At this assessment, we rated Cygnet Hospital Sherwood as Good. We found 1 breach of regulation relating to safe care and treatment.
Staff did not always assess risks to patients’ health and safety or take action to reduce those risks, which meant patients’ were not always protected from avoidable harm. The providers' systems for monitoring and improving the quality and safety of the service were not always effective.