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Berkshire Independent Hospital

Ramsay Health Care UK

Berkshire Independent Hospital, Swallowscroft, Reading, Berkshire RG1 6UZ

Free onsite parking

Overview

97%	of 2616 people said that their experience at this hospital was very good or good.

Good	rating from the Care Quality Commission.

10	Knee replacement (primary) admissions.

2635	NHS admissions.

Collecting patient outcomes (PROMs)

Single rooms • Wi-fi • Onsite pharmacy • Onsite diagnostic tests

Last updated:

09/03/2026

About

This information is provided by Berkshire Independent Hospital.

The Berkshire Independent Hospital is one of Berkshire’s leading private hospitals with an excellent reputation for delivering high quality healthcare, treatments and services. The hospital, built in 1993, has 43 individual patient rooms all with en suite facilities. By investing in advanced medical technology, the hospital offers a wide range of treatments and services. The three fully equipped theatres with a seven-bedded recovery area are particularly suitable for orthopaedic procedures offered, such as arthroscopy, hip and knee replacement, spinal discectomy. A dedicated day surgery suite is suitable for minor surgery and endoscopy.

Hospital website

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How the PHIN website can help you

10 min read
22/10/2025

Patient feedback

Surveys from patients about the care they received from Berkshire Independent Hospital.

Patient Satisfaction

97%	of 2616 people said that their overall experience in this hospital was very good or good.

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Patient Experience

83%	of 2616 people felt this hospital definitely met their needs.

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About hospital patient feedback

4 min read
20/03/2025

PROMs participation

PROMs (Patient-Reported Outcome Measures) helps future patients understand how surgery affects daily life - like pain levels, mobility, or quality of life.

Participating in PROMs This hospital is collecting and reporting on PROMs feedback from patients.

Collecting for the following procedures:

Breast enlargementCataract surgeryHip replacement (primary)Knee replacement (primary)

About health improvement (including PROMs)

4 min read
09/01/2026

Regulator rating

All hospitals are inspected and rated by an independent regulator.

Overall Rating	Good
Safety of services	Good
Effectiveness of services	Good
Responsiveness of services	Good
Caring	Good
Well-led	Good

Full report available on the Care Quality Commission website

About healthcare regulators and their ratings

2 min read
27/03/2025

Associated Registries

This hospital is listed on one or more clinical registries. Follow the link to explore more information about their practice.

National Joint Registry

What are healthcare registries?

6 min read
08/01/2025

Incident reporting

To ensure transparency, hospitals are required to provide PHIN with data about incidents in their care.

It is important to note that, unless otherwise stated, the measures in this section relate to the overall performance of the hospital and not specifically to any selected procedure.

Data received from the Berkshire Independent Hospital is complete and up to date. This hospital has reported some incidents.

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Understanding hospital profiles: Safety and risk measures

1 min read
16/02/2026

Your procedure

Information about Berkshire Independent Hospital and your procedure.

10	private admissions for Knee replacement (primary). This hospital also had 135 NHS admissions for this procedure.
…	We are unable to calculate the percentage of patients treated as a day case.
…	We are unable to calculate the average nights stay.

Healthcare outcomes reported by patients.

The information below presents the change reported by patients, after treatment, in areas such as their physical function, quality of life and levels of pain. These results are based on the responses from 9 patients.

89%	improved health and quality of life.
0%	no change.
11%	worsened health and quality of life.

Surgery: Knee replacements

12 min read
19/09/2025

Support when raising a complaint

This hospital has subscribed to an independent complaints service. Use the organisation listed here if you have concerns about the care you have received.

ISCAS - Independent Sector Complaints Adjudication Service

Making a complaint as a private patient

11 min read
02/02/2026

Facilities

Services and resources available at this hospital.

Amenities

Wi-fi
Ensuite bathrooms
All single rooms
Free onsite parking

Medical

Onsite surgical procedures
Onsite diagnostic tests
3 Operating theatres
1 Endoscopy theatre
15 Consulting rooms
Outpatient treatment rooms
Satellite consulting clinics
Onsite pharmacy

Beds

43 Total approved beds
43 Adult registered beds

Critical care arrangement

Ambulance transfer to Intensive Care Unit
Ambulance transfer to High Dependency Unit

Berkshire Independent Hospital

Overview

About

How the PHIN website can help you

Patient feedback

Patient Satisfaction

Patient Experience

About hospital patient feedback

PROMs participation

About health improvement (including PROMs)

Regulator rating

About healthcare regulators and their ratings

Associated Registries

What are healthcare registries?

Incident reporting

Understanding hospital profiles: Safety and risk measures

Your procedure

Healthcare outcomes reported by patients.

Surgery: Knee replacements

Support when raising a complaint

Making a complaint as a private patient

Facilities

For patients

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Media

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