Newbridge House

Newbridge House opened in 2009 and is owned by Newbridge Care Systems Limited. The unit is a small independent hospital providing a specialist eating disorder service for children and young people aged 8-18 years. The service provides care and treatment for both male and female patients, most of whom are funded by the NHS in England or Wales, but the unit can accept privately funded patients from the UK and overseas.

Newbridge House is located in a residential area of Streetly, a semi-rural district seven miles north of Birmingham city centre. The unit has three separate buildings; a detached large house containing the main patient area; a pair of semi-detached houses next-door providing therapy rooms and offices; and an office area across the road. The unit has gardens to the rear and a car park to the front. Newbridge House is located within easy access of rural and shopping districts and public transport is available close by.

Newbridge House is registered for the following activities:

• assessment or medical treatment for persons detained under the Mental Health Act 1983
• diagnostic and screening procedures
• treatment of disease, disorder or injury

Newbridge House has 28 beds. There were 19 patients and nine vacancies when we carried out our inspection. None of the patients were detained under the Mental Health Act. Newbridge House had a registered manager and an accountable officer for controlled drugs. The registered manager planned to retire and had submitted an application for two of the unit managers to share the role of new registered manager

CQC last inspected Newbridge House in September 2013 and found they were meeting all of the essential standards. CQC carried out an unannounced Mental Health Act monitoring visit in November 2014 and identified some issues, which Newbridge House addressed.