Battersea Bridge House

Updated 20 August 2025

Date of inspection: 11 – 12 June 2025 

Battersea Bridge House provides acute wards for adults of working age and psychiatric intensive care units. 

We undertook this comprehensive inspection due to the aged rating and time that had lapsed since the previous inspection. We carried out a site visit to all three wards (Browning Ward, Blake Ward and Hardy Ward) on 11 and 12 June 2025. This was our first inspection of Battersea Bridge House Acute services, since it had changed its Assessment Service Group. We previously inspected Battersea Bridge Forensic Inpatient Secure Ward in October 2022.

The scores from the quality statements covered during this inspection have been combined and calculated. These calculate the new key question ratings. We rated acute wards for adults of working age and psychiatric intensive care units as good. 

During this inspection we found 6 breaches of the regulations in relation to safe care and treatment and good governance. We found several areas of good practice. There were enough staff to ensure patients’ safety and meet their needs. Patients were supported to have choice and control and could give feedback on their care. Staff developed and updated personalised care plans. Staff and leaders reported a supportive and open team culture.

Updated 4 August 2025

Date of inspection: 11-12 June 2015

Battersea Bridge House is a 22-bed mental health hospital for adults of working age located in London Borough of Wandsworth. It is run by In-Mind Healthcare Group. It has a 10 bed Female Treatment Ward providing structured treatment for female patients requiring intensive care and support. A 6 bed Female Admission Ward, providing urgent admission for assessment and short-term treatment and a 6 bed Male Ward, providing acute inpatient care. The hospital provides care to both informal patients and those detained under the Mental Health Act.

We undertook this comprehensive inspection due to the aged rating and time that had lapsed since the previous inspection. We carried out a site visit to all three wards (Browning Ward, Blake Ward and Hardy Ward) on 11 and 12 June 2025. This was our first inspection of Battersea Bridge House Acute services, since it had changed its Assessment Service Group. We previously inspected Battersea Bridge Forensic Inpatient Secure Ward in October 2022.

The Forensic Inpatient Secure Ward services were previously rated as requires improvement overall. Following this inspection the rating has changed to good. We inspected all quality statements across safe, effective, caring, and well-led key questions and have combined the scores to achieve the key question ratings.

During this inspection we found 6 breaches of the regulations in relation to safe care and treatment and good governance. We identified a number of issues around medicines management. The provider did not always administer medicines safely. Staff did not always follow treatment in line with patient's care plans and records sometimes lacked detail. Staff did not consistently complete incident forms with all required information. For example, when a physical intervention was carried out, staff did not always detail the position of staff and length hold. Furthermore, whilst staff could describe how to manage risk appropriately, this was not evidenced in records. We did not find evidence of staff effectively completing risk management plans for patients.

We found several areas of good practice. There were enough staff to ensure patients' safety and meet their needs. Patients were supported to have choice and control and could give feedback on their care. Staff developed and updated personalised care plans. Staff and leaders reported a supportive and open team culture.

Updated 16 January 2023