Cygnet Health Care

Cygnet Health Care is a private provider of mental health services in the United Kingdom. Universal Health Services, a big American company, bought it in 2014. In 2022 its income was about £551 million. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation were about £48 million. Almost all the income comes from the NHS or local authorities.[1]

The Care Quality Commission [2]and NHS England have warned it several times about the quality of its services.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The costly, controversial outsourcing of NHS mental health services". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  2. ↑ "Cygnet committed to working openly and transparently to deliver safe, effective and quality care". BMJ. 2024-01-08.
  3. ↑ "Mental Health Matters: Serious intervention or empty threat?". Health Service Journal. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.