Cygnet Elowen Hospital

Ratings

• Overall

  Requires improvement

• Safe

  Good

• Effective

  Requires improvement

• Caring

  Good

• Responsive

  Good

• Well-led

  Requires improvement

Our view of the service

We assessed Cygnet Elowen Hospital from the 3 to the 12 of August 2026.

We assessed the service to review the progress made against the warning notices that were served on the provider following an inspection in February 2026. We found that the service had made improvements and had met the required actions of the warning notices.

Cygnet Elowen Hospital is hospital for adults located in Derbyshire. The hospital is registered to support individuals with disordered eating and those with complex personality disorders with disordered eating. There are two wards at Cygnet Elowen Hospital. Nova Ward is an eating disorder service registered to support those with low body mass index (BMI). Alina Ward is a personality disorder service for women with a dual diagnosis of co-morbid disordered eating.

Cygnet Elowen Hospital registered with CQC on 24 July 2025 to deliver the regulated activities: Assessment or medical treatment for persons detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 and Treatment of disease, disorder or injury.

At this assessment we assessed 1 assessment service group (Nova Ward, an eating disorder service, as part of the assessment) where we assessed 29 quality statements. We rated the service as good. The rating from this assessment has been combined with ratings of the other service from the last inspection. See our previous reports to get a full picture of all other services at Cygnet Elowen Hospital. The overall rating of Cygnet Elowen Hospital has remained requires improvement.