Service Category: Hospital

Service overview

Service type: Hospital

Registration status: Registered

Based in Glasgow, Scottish Epilepsy Centre 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 service will operate as an independent hospital providing specialist assessment and treatment services to service users with epilepsy, epilepsy associated conditions and sleep disorders.
2. No one under the age of 16 years to be seen or treated on the premises. However, named service users between 14 years – 16 years may be seen or treated on an individual basis after prior agreement with Healthcare Improvement Scotland and other relevant healthcare services.
3. To provide a maximum of 12 in-patient places.
4. To provide a maximum of 10 day care places.
5. A registered medical practitioner to be on call over 24 hours.
6. To provide 24 hour nursing care.
7. The service shall ensure that staff possessing the appropriate skills, training and experience are provided in sufficient numbers to ensure the safety and welfare of all service users.

Inspection reports

• Scottish Epilepsy Centre: independent healthcare inspection report and action plan: October 2023

Report published: 30 October 2023
Inspection date: 30-31 August 2023
Inspection type: Unannounced

Service overview

Service type: Hospital

Registration status: Registered

Based in Edinburgh, Spire Murrayfield 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 service will operate as an independent hospital providing a range of medical and surgical healthcare services.
2. No one under the age of 3 years to be seen or treated on the premises as an in-patient or day case.
3. No surgical procedures to be carried out on anyone under the age of 13 years.
4. To provide a maximum of 70 in-patient places.
5. To provide out-patient clinics.
6. A registered medical officer is to be present in the service over 24 hours while the service is operating.
7. To provide 24 hour nursing care.
8. The service shall ensure that staff possessing the appropriate skills, training and experience are provided in sufficient numbers to ensure the safety and welfare of all service users.

Inspection reports

• Spire Murrayfield Hospital – independent healthcare inspection report and action plan: October 2024

Report published: 15 October 2024
Inspection date: 20/21 August 2024
Inspection type: Unannounced

Service overview

Service type: Independent Hospital

Registration status: Registered

Based in Livingston, St. Ellen’s Private Hospital is an independent hospital.  

Further information about the clinic/hospital/hospice 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 service will operate 24 hours Monday to Sunday.
2. The provider will operate an independent hospital.
3. The provider must only allow medical and surgical assessment and treatment in an in-patient environment.
4. The provider must not allow animals or pets in the area where the treatments are provided, except for service animals.
5. The provider must ensure that all healthcare professionals working in the service have a licence to practice in the United Kingdom.
6. The provider must ensure a registered medical officer is present in the service at all times.
7. The provider must only treat patients individually, group treatments are not permitted.
8. The provider must not allow service users to consume alcohol while in receipt of health care.
9. The provider must only treat service users aged 18 or over.
10. The provider must ensure that patients under the age of 18 are not assessed or treated on the premises.
11. The provider must ensure that staff possessing the appropriate skills, training and experience are provided in sufficient numbers to ensure the safety and welfare of patients.
12. The provider must not allow the prescribing of cannabis-based medicinal products.
13. The provider must not allow more than 6 in-patient places and 12 day-case places.
14. The provider must not allow more than 30 surgical procedures per day.
15. The provider must not allow the provision of dental treatments (including dental hygiene treatments, dental implants, tooth whitening and orthodontics).
16. The provider must not allow any ionising radiation exposures to be carried out.

Inspection reports

• St. Ellen’s Private Hospital – independent healthcare inspection report and action plan: February 2025

Report published: 14 February 2025
Inspection date: 27/28 November 2024
Inspection type: Unannounced

Previous inspection reports

• St. Ellen’s Private Hospital – independent healthcare inspection report: July 2023

If you would like a copy of a previous inspection report, please email his.ihcregulation@nhs.scot

Service overview

Service type: Hospital

Registration status: Registered

Based in Edinburgh, Waterfront Private 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 07:00 and 23:00 Monday to Saturday, 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 4 day-case places.
5. The provider must not allow more than 40 surgical procedures per day.
6. he provider must not allow in-patient care.
7. The provider must not allow any laser or intense pulsed light treatments or procedures to be carried out.
8. The provider must not allow the provision of dental treatments including dental hygiene treatments, dental implants, tooth whitening and orthodontics.
9. The provider must not allow any ionising radiation exposures to be carried out.
10. The provider must not allow the prescribing of cannabis-based medicinal products.
11. The provider must only assess or treat service users aged 18 or over.
12. The provider must ensure that staff possessing the appropriate skills, training and experience are provided in sufficient numbers to ensure the safety and welfare of patients.
13. The provider must ensure that all healthcare professionals working in the service have a licence to practice in the United Kingdom.
14. The provider must ensure a registered medical officer is present in the service at all times.
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

Report published: N/A
Inspection date: N/A
Inspection type: N/A

Service overview

Service type: Hospital

Registration status: Registered

Based in Stirling, Kings Park 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 service will operate as an independent hospital providing a range of medical and surgical healthcare services.
2. No one under the age of 3 years to be seen or treated on the premises.
3. Patients between the ages of 3 and 16 years may be seen for outpatient consultations only.
4. To provide a maximum of 21 in-patient places.
5. To provide out-patient clinics. A registered medical officer to be present in the service over 24 hours while the service is operating.
6. To provide 24 hour nursing care.
7. The service shall ensure that staff possessing the appropriate skills, training and experience are provided in sufficient numbers to ensure the safety and welfare of all service users.

Inspection reports

• Kings Park Hospital – Independent Healthcare Inspection Report and action plan: December 2023

Report published: 19 December 2023
Inspection date: 24-25 October 2023
Inspection type: Unannounced