Park Lodge Independent Hospital

• Park Lodge Independent Hospital is a 10-bed hospital offering care and treatment to adults over 18 who have a primary diagnosis of mental illness. Patients may be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983. The main focus of the service is providing rehabilitation and recovery. The hospital is in a large Victorian house close to Romiley village in Stockport.
• The regulated activities at Park Lodge Independent Hospital include assessment or medical treatment for persons detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, diagnostic and screening procedures, and treatment of disease, disorder or injury.
• The hospital manager was the registered manager and the controlled drugs accountable officer.

At the time of our inspection, the hospital had recently changed provider from Care UK to Partnerships in Care. As a result, the hospital was undertaking a transition to Partnerships in Care organisational processes and procedures.