- Independent hospital
Cocoon Harrogate
Assessment report published 26 August 2026
Contents
Ratings - Diagnostic and screening services
Our view of the service
Cocoon Harrogate provides a pregnancy and women’s health clinic designed to support families through one of the most important chapters of their lives. From early pregnancy scans and fertility assessments to midwifery care and emotional support, the clinic was created to offer a calm and reassuring environment where individuals and families could feel genuinely looked after.
Cocoon Harrogate registered with CQC 29 January 2024. It has not been assessed by CQC.
The service provided ultrasound in fertility pelvic and well-woman, Early Pregnancy (from six weeks’ gestation), Gender and reassurance (from 16 weeks), Growth (from 26 weeks), and 4D (from 24-32 weeks). All pregnancy-related ultrasound was offered in addition to clients’ NHS provision. The service undertook 1,939 appointments between May 2025 and April 2026.
The service also provided pre and postnatal midwifery support which enhanced and complemented existing NHS care. Areas covered were Early Pregnancy Support and Reassurance, General Reassurance and Wellbeing, The Halfway Hump! Labour and Birth Choices, Pregnancy after Loss, Neurodivergence, Advocacy, Pregnancy after Trauma, Newborn Feeding Support, Postnatal Cocoon.
They also offered non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) screening and a phlebotomy service.
This assessment focused on diagnostic and screening service provided.
We undertook an onsite visit on 24 June 2026.
We received feedback about the service from 4 women and reviewed 3 sets of women’s scanning records. We spoke with 6 members of staff and the Registered Manager.
At this assessment we identified one breach of regulations in relation Regulation 17 Good Governance.
If we have requested an action plan, this will be requested upon publication of the final report.
We refer to women in this report, but we recognise some transgender men, non-binary people, and people with variations in sex characteristics (VSC) or who are intersex may also use services and experience some of the same issues.
People's experience of this service
Women told us the welcome in the service was warm and staff reassuring, and they felt safe when undergoing ultrasound scans. Women said staff provided a full explanation and they had helped alleviate anxieties. Staff had sent scan reports the same day as the scan procedures. Women told us staff did not rush them and took the time to answer their questions. Women described the team as response, supportive and professional.