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The Beardwood Hospital

Circle Health Group

Preston New Road, Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire BB2 7AE

Remote consultations available
Free onsite parking

Overview

96%	of 1777 people said that their experience at this hospital was very good or good.

Good	rating from the Care Quality Commission.

55	Hip replacement (primary) admissions.

2560	NHS admissions.

Collecting patient outcomes (PROMs)

Single rooms • Wi-fi • Onsite pharmacy • Onsite GP services • Onsite diagnostic tests • Parent/guardian beds available

Last updated:

11/03/2026

About

This information is provided by The Beardwood Hospital.

The Beardwood Hospital offers treatments and services for those who live in Blackburn, Lancashire and further afield. There are 18 beds at The Beardwood Hospital. Over 100 Consultants attend the hospital and provide a wide range of specialties ranging from breast surgery to vascular surgery. The outpatient consulting suite has 10 consulting rooms and operates a flexible appointment system to accommodate the needs of the patient and consultants. In addition, a treatment room is used for minor operative procedures, wound care clinics and nurse led clinics. There are a wide range of services are at the hospital, including audiology, dermatology, neurology, cosmetic procedures and pain management. Clinical Support Services include radiology, physiotherapy, pathology and Pharmacy. The hospital has a wide bore MRI scanner, two operating theatres equipped with a laminar flow system and a minor operating suite. Ambulatory Care Unit (McGrath Suite) The McGrath Suite, which opened in 2017, is a six-bedded day-case suite named in honour of the hospital's longest-serving team member Sister Pat McGrath. The new suite was developed in line with modern healthcare needs, whereby techniques have improved so much that people who might have otherwise needed an overnight stay after their operation can now return home the same day.

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 The Beardwood Hospital.

Patient Satisfaction

96%	of 1777 people said that their overall experience in this hospital was very good or good.

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Patient Experience

85%	of 1777 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 enlargementHip replacement (primary)Knee replacement (primary)Liposuction

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 The Beardwood 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 The Beardwood Hospital and your procedure.

55	private admissions for Hip replacement (primary). This hospital also had 160 NHS admissions for this procedure.
0%	of patients treated as a day case.
1	nights stay if not a day case (average).

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 6 patients.

100%	improved health and quality of life.
0%	no change.
0%	worsened health and quality of life.

Surgery: Hip replacements

13 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
Some single rooms
Free onsite parking

Medical

Onsite surgical procedures
Onsite diagnostic tests
3 Operating theatres
1 Day surgery theatres
4 Chemotherapy chairs
7 Consulting rooms
Outpatient treatment rooms
Onsite GP services
Onsite pharmacy

Parents and children

Parent/guardian beds available

Beds

24 Total approved beds
6 Registered day case beds

Critical care arrangement

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

The Beardwood 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: Hip replacements

Support when raising a complaint

Making a complaint as a private patient

Facilities

For patients

For consultants and hospitals

Media

About PHIN