Nuffield Health Edinburgh Hospital

Service overview

Service type: Hospital

Registration status: Registered

Based in Edinburgh, Nuffield Health Edinburgh 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 hospital.
2.
The service must only operate between the hours of 0700 and midnight, Monday to Sunday except for the provision of emergency care.
3.
The provider must only allow medical and surgical assessment and treatment in a day hospital environment.
4.
The provider must not allow more than 10 day-case places.
5.
The provider must not allow more than 50 surgical procedures per day.
6.
The provider must not allow any pulsed light treatments or procedures to be carried out.
7.
The provider must not allow the provision of dental treatments (including dental hygiene treatments, dental implants, tooth whitening and orthodontics).
8.
The provider must not allow the prescribing of cannabis-based medicinal products.
9.
The provider will treat service users aged 16 or over.
10.
The provider must not allow aesthetic or cosmetic treatments or procedures to be provided to children under the age of 18.
11.
The provider must only consult and examine patients and provide interventions including blood tests, ultrasound examination, x-rays and administration of vaccines between the ages of 0 – 15 years on an out-patients basis.
12.
All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
13.
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.
14.
The provider must ensure that staff requiring to be registered by a professional regulating body are actively registered.
15.
The provider must only treat patients individually, group treatments are not permitted.
16.
The provider must not allow service users to consume alcohol while in receipt of health care.
17.
The provider must not allow animals or pets in the area where the treatments are provided, except for service animals.

Inspection reports

• The Edinburgh Clinic – independent healthcare inspection report and action plan: March 2022

Report published: 17 March 2022
Inspection date: 19 & 20 January 2022
Inspection type: Unannounced