- Independent hospital
The Cherwell Hospital
Report from 31 January 2024 assessment
Contents
Ratings
Our view of the service
Date of assessment 15 December 2023 to 8 January 2024. The Cherwell Hospital, previously known as The Horton Treatment Centre, is an independent hospital located in Banbury. The hospital provides surgical services including ophthalmology in its 3 laminar flow theatres and surgical inpatient ward. The hospital also provides an outpatient service including physiotherapy and diagnostics including; MRI, x-ray and ultrasound. The service was performing well and meeting expectations. The hospital had introduced an in-house pharmacist that maintained oversight of medicines and ensured safe storage, administration, documentation and disposal of medicines. The provider now had systems in place for monitoring and auditing staff training records where training was completed with third parties. The provider had introduced oversight systems to monitor staff competencies, ensuring only those with required training completed a task.