- Independent mental health service
Cygnet Sherwood Lodge
Assessment report published 3 August 2026
Contents
Ratings
Our view of the service
Cygnet Behavioural Health Limited is the registered provider for Cygnet Sherwood Lodge, a 26-bed hospital delivering inpatient services for individuals with a learning disability and/or autism, including those who present with offending or complex mental health needs and express distress or agitation. Cygnet Sherwood House was registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in 2013 to deliver the following regulated activities:
- Assessment or medical treatment for persons detained under the Mental Health Act 1983
- Treatment of disease, disorder or injury.
The service had a controlled drugs accountable officer and a Registered Manager.
We visited the following service as part of the assessment:
Cygnet Sherwood Lodge – 26 beds.
At this assessment we assessed 1 assessment service group: Wards for people with learning disabilities or autism.
At the time of our assessment the service was supporting 21 people who may be informal or detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA).
We assessed all 33 quality statements across the five key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive, and well-led. The service was last inspected in March 2019 and was rated outstanding. This was an unannounced assessment, which means the provider was not told an assessment was going to be taking place beforehand. During this assessment, we looked at all quality statements across all 5 key questions. As we assessed all quality statements at this visit, the current rating reflects the findings from this assessment. We rated this service as good.
Staff delivered care and treatment consistently in line with national guidance and best practice, supporting the achievement of positive and sustainable outcomes for people. Individuals had access to a broad range of specialist interventions, tailored to meet their specific needs. Staff were appropriately trained and received regular supervision and appraisals, enabling them to provide high-quality, innovative care. The multidisciplinary team worked collaboratively and maintained effective partnerships with external professionals, ensuring continuity of care and consistent outcomes.
People were treated with kindness, dignity, and respect. Staff actively promoted independence and choice, ensuring individuals remained at the centre of their care and were fully involved in decision-making processes. People felt supported to understand their rights and to maintain control over their care, treatment and wellbeing.
Leadership within the service was effective. Leaders were visible and accessible, offering consistent support and fostering a positive culture focused on learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the service.
We assessed the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and/or autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and had good access to local communities that most people take for granted.