The Care Quality Commission
  • Mental Health
  • Independent mental health service

Mill Garth

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

Mill Pond Lane, Meanwood, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 4RA 07714 845420

Provided and run by:
Partnerships in Care Limited

All Inspections

During an assessment of Long stay or rehabilitation mental health wards for working age adults

We inspected Mill Garth on 7 and 8 July 2026.

Mill Garth is a 19-bed rehabilitation and recovery service for men aged 18 years and over who have complex mental health issues. It comprises of one 17-bed ward and 2 bespoke therapeutic units. These are individualised rehabilitation and recovery services designed for individuals with complex needs.

Mill Garth registered with the Care Quality Commission in March 2016, and the service opened in December 2016. Following the successful merger of two providers in December 2016, Mill Garth forms part of Priory Healthcare although it operates under Partnerships in Care.

Mill Garth is registered to provide 3 regulated activities:

  • Assessment or medical treatment for persons detained under the Mental Health Act
  • Diagnostic and screening procedures
  • Treatment of disease, disorder or injury

At our previous inspection in November 2019, the service was rated good overall. We rated the service good for safe, caring, responsive and well led, and requires improvement for effective because patients did not all have a lockable cabinet in their bedrooms and governance systems did not always identify when practice was not in keeping with the provider’s policy.

The reason for this inspection was due to the age of the previous ratings. We reviewed all quality statements across all five key questions at this inspection.

We rated the service as good across all domains and good overall because:

  • Staff received lessons learned from the investigation of incidents, complaints and safeguarding concerns, both internal and external to the service. Staff met to discuss lessons learned and were debriefed and received support after incidents.
  • Staff understood how to protect patients from abuse and the service worked well with other agencies to do so.
  • Staff we spoke with understood the patient group including individual risks, and how they needed to engage with them.
  • Patient bedrooms now contained lockable cabinet to store personal possessions and to enable them progress through the stages of self-medication.
  • There was evidence of effective joint working. Managers had regular engagement with stakeholders and external services, inviting them to regular meetings and care programme approach meetings.
  • There were robust processes in place for the investigation and management of complaints.
  • Staff encouraged patients to live healthy lives, and there were a range of activities available to them.
  • There were effective governance systems in place.
  • There were quality improvement projects in place which aimed to improve the quality-of-care patients received.

During an assessment of the hospital overall

We inspected Mill Garth on 7 and 8 July 2026.

Mill Garth is a 19-bed rehabilitation ward for working age adults who have complex mental health issues. Mill Garth registered with the Care Quality Commission in March 2016, and the service opened in December 2016. Following the successful merger of two providers in December 2016, Mill Garth forms part of Priory Healthcare although it operates under Partnerships in Care.

Mill Garth is registered to provide 3 regulated activities:

  • Assessment or medical treatment for persons detained under the Mental Health Act
  • Diagnostic and screening procedures
  • Treatment of disease, disorder or injury

At this inspection we inspected 1 assessment service group: Long stay or rehabilitation mental health wards for working age adults, which is the only assessment service group operated from this location.

The reason for this inspection was due to the age of the previous ratings. We reviewed all quality statements across all five key questions at this inspection.

We rated the service as good overall.

28-29 July 2021

During a routine inspection

Mill Garth is a 21-bed locked rehabilitation and recovery service for men aged 18 years and over who have complex mental health issues.

Our rating of this location stayed the same. We rated it as good because:

The service provided safe care. The ward environments were safe and clean. The wards had enough nurses and doctors. Staff assessed and managed risk well. They minimised the use of restrictive practices, managed medicines safely and followed good practice with respect to safeguarding. Staff knew about any risks to each patient, and there was an ethos of positive risk taking.

Staff developed holistic, recovery-oriented care plans informed by a comprehensive assessment. They provided a range of interventions to help patients acquire independent living skills, such as psychological therapies, training and work opportunities, that were suitable to the needs of the patients cared for in a mental health rehabilitation ward and in line with national guidance about best practice.

The ward teams included or had access to the full range of specialists required to meet the needs of patients on the wards. Managers ensured that staff received training, supervision and appraisal. Staff worked well as a multidisciplinary team and with external partners, such as care co-ordinators and other service providers.

Staff treated patients with compassion and kindness, respected their privacy and dignity, and understood the individual needs of patients. They actively involved patients and their families and carers in care decisions. Care plans were mainly written from the patient’s point of view. Patients were involved in decisions about the service.

Staff planned and managed discharge well and liaised well with services that would provide aftercare. As a result, discharge was rarely delayed for other than a clinical reason. There were links with local businesses and college. Staff helped patients to stay in contact with their families and carers.

The service was well led, and the governance processes mainly ensured that ward procedures ran smoothly. Recent reviews of culture and engagement at the service had positive outcomes. Leaders were focused on continuous learning and improvement.

However:

Patients were unable to progress through the stages of self-medication as they did not have a lockable cabinet in their bedrooms.

Governance systems did not always identify when practice was not in keeping with the provider’s policy.

12 to 13 July 2017

During a routine inspection

We rated Mill Garth as good because:

  • All patients were protected from potential harm and abuse. The service had enough staff with the right training and support to deliver safe and effective care. Regular assessment of environmental risk ensured facilities and equipment were safe for patients and staff.
  • Staff provided care and treatment that was effective, recovery focussed and met the individual needs of patients. Care was planned collaboratively between patients and the multidisciplinary team, this approach was consistent and positive. Staff adhered to the Mental Health Act Code of Practice.
  • Staff inspired confidence in patients and carers. Staff treated patients with kindness and dignity. Relationships were built on a mutual respect for each other. Patients felt safe using the service and carers believed the service achieved positive outcomes for patients.
  • The service was responsive to the needs of all patients. The service had a wide range of facilities and activities to meet the individual needs of patients. Staff monitored and measured therapeutic activities for effectiveness. The service had received no formal complaints.
  • The governance systems in place ensured the delivery of safe and high quality care. Leadership was good and the service promoted an honest and open culture. Staff felt supported and listened to. The service embraced carer and family involvement.