Kinvara Private Hospital

Updated 3 February 2026

Kinvara Private Hospital Limited is an independent hospital owned by The Karri Clinic Ltd. It is registered to provide the following regulated activities; treatment of disease, disorder or injury, surgical procedures, diagnostic and screening procedures.

The hospital’s head of clinical services is the registered manager with CQC. The hospital provides a range of elective day-case and in-patient surgery treatments for NHS and other funded (insured and self-pay) adults, (the service did not admit children).

The hospital provided a range of specialities including gynaecology, orthopaedic surgery, cosmetic surgery, and general surgery. The surgery service has 21 beds. These were arranged as 10 single ensuite rooms and 2 double rooms with ensuite and 1 quadruple room with ensuite across two floors. At the time of our inspection the service had recently opened a new ward which provided them with 1 triple room with an ensuite facility. There were 2 operating theatres and 2 anaesthetic rooms. There was a separate recovery area.

The on-site assessment was unannounced and was carried out between 4-5 September 2025. We assessed 33 quality statements from the safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led key questions to give the rating.

The main service provided by this hospital is surgery and there was a dedicated outpatient's department. We assessed surgery only on this occasion. We previously inspected both surgery and outpatients at this service on 17 May 2023.

During the assessment, we spoke with staff, leaders, people who use the service and stakeholders. We looked at care records, policies and other documents relating to the service.

Updated 30 July 2025

Kinvara Private Hospital is an independent hospital in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. The hospital primarily serves the communities of Rotherham and Sheffield and surrounding areas. It also accepts patient referrals from outside this area.

Surgical services at the Kinvara Private Hospital provide day and overnight facilities for adults.

Facilities at Kinvara Private Hospital include inpatient wards, with beds for day case and inpatients. Whilst most rooms are ensuite, some do not have ensuite facilities and the hospital had 2 laminar flow theatres. The main service provided by this hospital was surgery.

The service had enough staff to care for people and keep them safe. Staff had training in key skills and managed infection risks well. They assessed risks to people and acted on them. Premises, facilities and equipment were clean and well-maintained, medicines were managed well and incidents were investigated in a timely manner with focus on learning and improvement.

Staff assessed people’s health needs and provided good care and treatment with positive care outcomes. They monitored people’s nutritional needs and managed pain relief. Staff worked well together and with service partners for the benefit of patients. Staff monitored the effectiveness of care and treatment and used the findings to make improvements and achieved good outcomes for patients.

Staff treated people with compassion and kindness, respected their privacy and dignity and took account of their individual needs and choices. Staff were alert and responsive to people’s needs and provided emotional support to patients to avoid any preventable discomfort, concern or distress. The service had systems in place to support staff with their wellbeing, safe working and emotional support. All staff, without exception spoke positively about the support they had received from managers.

The service planned care and treatment to meet the needs of local people, took account of people’s individual needs and future care plans, and made it easy for people to give feedback about their experiences. Care and treatment was centred around people and their needs. People could access the service when they needed it, in a way that promoted equality, removed barriers or delays and protected their rights.

There were clear governance structures in place that provided assurance of oversight and performance against safety measures. The service had a vision and strategy that was aligned with the health priorities of the local area. Managers and leaders at the service had the relevant skills and abilities to manage the services effectively. Staff spoke positively about the visibility of leaders and the support they had received from their managers. They spoke about how managers and senior leaders were approachable and provided them with good support, guidance and development opportunities.

Updated 23 October 2023

Our rating of this service improved. We rated it as good because:

• The service had enough staff to care for patients and keep them safe. Staff had training in key skills, understood how to protect patients from abuse, and managed safety well. The service controlled infection risk well. Staff assessed risks to patients, acted on them and kept good care records. The service managed safety incidents well and learned lessons from them.
• Staff provided good care and treatment and gave patients enough to eat and drink. Managers monitored the effectiveness of the service and made sure staff were competent. Staff worked well together for the benefit of patients, advised them on how to lead healthier lives, supported them to make decisions about their care, and had access to good information. Key services were available flexibly.
• Staff treated patients with compassion and kindness, respected their privacy and dignity, took account of their individual needs, and helped them understand their conditions. They provided emotional support to patients, families and carers.
• The service planned care to meet the needs of local people, took account of patients’ individual needs, and made it easy for people to give feedback. People could access the service when they needed it and did not have to wait too long for treatment.
• Leaders ran services well using reliable information systems and supported staff to develop their skills. Staff understood the service’s vision and values, and how to apply them in their work. Staff felt respected, supported and valued. They were focused on the needs of patients receiving care. Staff were clear about their roles and accountabilities. The service engaged well with patients and the community to plan and manage services and all staff were committed to improving services continually.

Outpatients is a small proportion of hospital activity. The main service was Surgery. Where arrangements were the same, we have reported findings in the Surgery section.

We rated this service as good because it was safe, and responsive, well led. Effective and Caring were inspected but not rated.