Castle Craig Hospital

Service overview

Service type: Hospital

Registration status: Registered

Based near Peebles, Castle Craig Hospital is an independent hospital.

Further information about the hospital and the services it provides can be found by contacting the service.

Information about the conditions of registration and inspection reports is below.

Conditions of registration

1. The provider will operate an independent psychiatric hospital 
2. The service will operate 24hrs Monday to Sunday 
3. The provider must only allow specialist detoxification and mental health care for the treatment of addictions. 
4. The provider must not allow more than 82 in-patient places.
5. The service can provide out-patient clinics. 
6. The provider must not allow the provision of dental treatments including dental hygiene treatments, dental implants, tooth whitening and orthodontics. 
7. The provider must not allow any ionising radiation exposures to be carried out. 
8. The provider must not allow the prescribing of cannabis-based medicinal products. 
9. The provider must ensure that patients under the age of 16 are not assessed or treated on the premises 
10. The provider must only consult examine and treat patients above 16 years on an out-patient basis.
11. The provider must ensure that staff possess the appropriate skills, knowledge and experience and that they are provided in sufficient numbers to ensure the safety and welfare of patients, the public and wider workforce. 
12. The provider must ensure that staff requiring to be registered by a professional regulating body are actively registered. 
13. The provider must ensure a registered medical officer supported by an on-call consultant psychiatrist available on call at all times. 
14. The provider must not allow service users to consume alcohol while in receipt of health care.

Inspection reports

• Castle Craig Hospital – independent healthcare inspection report and action plan: November 2024

Report published: 24 November 2022
Inspection date: 20-21 September 2022
Inspection type: Unannounced