Updated
9 September 2026
Date of assessment: 11 June 2026. Mardon Neurorehabilitation centre is operated by Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Trust and is a purpose-built, 12-bed specialist neurorehabilitation inpatient unit located close to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford) site. This assessment looked at medical care, which we rated as good.
At this assessment we identified a breach of regulation in relation to safe care and treatment, the service faced challenges in discharging patients who required packages of care. An action plan will be requested upon publication of the final report.
Medical care (Including older people's care)
Updated
5 March 2026
Date of Assessment: 11 June 2026
We conducted an onsite short notice announced assessment visit of Mardon Neurorehabilitation Centre. We assessed all quality statements from the safe, effective, responsive, caring and well-led key questions.
Mardon Neurorehabilitation centre is operated by Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Trust and is a purpose-built, 12-bed specialist neurorehabilitation inpatient unit located close to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford) site.
The unit cares for a complex patient cohort, including individuals with an acquired brain injury, stroke, and cognitive impairment. Patients typically require intensive multidisciplinary rehabilitation and generally have longer lengths of stay than those in other settings.
During the reporting period for 2025/26, the centre recorded a total of 30 admissions.
At the previous inspection in 2019, the service was rated Good. At this inspection, the service has maintained its Good rating.
Since the previous inspection, the service had made improvements and was no longer in breach of Regulation 18 relating to medical staffing. There were sufficient registrar doctors in post to ensure patients received safe care.
During this inspection, we found there were enough staff to meet patients’ needs, risks were assessed and managed, care plans were personalised and tailored to individuals, and staff demonstrated a positive and supportive culture.
However, the service faced challenges in discharging patients who required packages of care. We have requested an action plan to address these issues under regulation 12 safe care and treatment, which will be sought following publication of the final report.