Cygnet Health Care

Cygnet Health Care
IndustryMental health care
HeadquartersSevenoaks, Kent, England
Number of locations
150 centres
15 rehabilitation sites
SubsidiariesAdult services business of Cambian Group PLC
Websitewww.cygnethealth.co.uk

Cygnet Health Care is an independent[1] provider of health and social care services for young people and adults with mental health needs, acquired brain injuries, eating disorders, autism and learning disabilities within the UK.

It is a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, which acquired it for £205 million in 2014.[2]

It has 150 services, operating across 14 different service lines and has a workforce of nearly 11,000 people.[3] Following a consultation with its staff and stakeholders, in May 2023 the company announced it had developed its brand into health care and social care divisions, with an overarching Cygnet as its umbrella.[4]

In December 2016 it bought the adult services business of Cambian Group PLC in a deal worth £377 million.[5] The deal was referred for investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority in May 2017,[6] which ordered the merged company to sell one of its hospitals in the East Midlands, to counter the loss of competition.[7]

Stephen Firn, former chief executive of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and a non-executive director of the company, was appointed to lead the healthcare division in 2022.[8]

  1. ^ "Quality Account" (PDF). Cygnet Health Care. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2020.
  2. ^ "UHS bolts Alpha Hospitals onto Cygnet". Health Investor. 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  3. ^ https://www.cygnetgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CYG-01-ServiceDirectory-V90_Web.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "Cygnet establishes two divisions as part of rebrand". 16 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Cambian Agrees £377M Disposal". Insider media. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Cambian Adult Services Unit Sale To Face In-Depth UK Competition Probe". London South East. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Competition regulator orders hospital sale". Health Service Journal. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Trust boss joins 'service failures' private provider". Health Service Journal. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.