- SERVICE PROVIDER
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Assessment report published 27 July 2026
Contents
Ratings - Wards for people with learning disabilities or autism
Our view of the service
Campion unit is a 9 bedded inpatient unit based at Prospect Park Hospital in Reading and provided by Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The unit provides short-term, time-limited acute inpatient care for adults with a learning disability whose needs cannot be safely or effectively met in the community, and where admission represents the least restrictive option.
This location is registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide the following regulated activities:
Assessment or medical treatment for persons detained under the Mental Health Act 1983
Treatment of disease,disorderor injury
Diagnostic and screening procedures.
We carried out an inspection of Campion unit on 26 and 27 March 2026. We inspected the service due to an aged rating. This service was last inspected in 2018. At that inspection, the service was rated outstanding overall and in the effective and well-led domains. It was rated good in the safe, caring and responsive domains. We found no breaches of the Health and Social Care Act regulations (2008).
We have assessed the service against ‘right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted.
The service demonstrated how they met the principles of ‘right support, right care, right culture’. Patients received person-centred care that promoted their dignity, privacy and human rights. Patients were treated as individuals and care was provided flexibly in line with their preferences. Staff knew the people they cared for and their needs very well and supported them to access activities they enjoy in the community. Leaders and staff demonstrated a passion for supporting people which shaped the culture across the service.
Following this inspection our rating of the service changed to good. We found no breaches of the Health and Social Care Act regulations (2008).
The service provided safe care. The ward environment was pleasant, safe and clean. The ward had enough staff and ward teams had access to the full range of specialists to meet the needs of patients. Staff were well trained in restrictive practices and minimised the use of these. Staff completed individualised risk assessments and updated these regularly and/or when risk presentation changed. Managers ensured that staff received training, supervision and appraisal and provided exceptional support for staff following incidents to maintain their wellbeing. Patients told us they felt safe, that staff were caring and treated them with kindness and respect.
Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act Compliance Summary
At the time of our inspection all patients were detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA).
Staff received training in the MHA and had a good understanding of the Mental Health Act, the Code of Practice and the guiding principles. Staff explained to patients their rights under the Mental Health Act in a way that they could understand, repeated it as required and recorded that they had done it. Staff did regular audits to ensure that the Mental Health Act was being applied correctly and there was evidence of learning from those audits.
Staff received training in the MCA. Staff took all practical steps to enable patients to make their own decisions, including providing information for patients in easy read formats that they could understand. Staff made deprivation of liberty safeguards applications when required.
People's experience of this service
We spoke with 3 patients during our inspection. They all told us they were happy at the service and felt safe. Patients spoke warmly about the staff, including managers. They said they felt understood by staff. Patients gave positive feedback about the activities available and appreciated being supported to go out and do the things they enjoy.
We spoke with 2 relatives during our inspection. They told us they felt their loved ones were safe on the ward, that they were happy and liked the staff. However, they told us that communication could be improved. They said that staff were good at keeping them updated on a day to day basis, but both said they would appreciate more information regarding the overall plan and goals for their relative.
During the inspection, we observed staff treating patients with kindness, dignity and respect. We also observed a patient confidently approaching the ward manager to make a request, demonstrating a positive culture within the service.