What is Cygnet Health Care?
'''Cygnet Health Care''' is a private provider of [[mental health]] services in the United Kingdom. [[Universal Health Services]], a big American company, bought it in 2014. In 2022 its income was about £551 million. Earnings before [[interest]], [[tax]], [[depreciation]] and [[amortisation]] were about £48 million. Almost all the income comes from the [[National Health Service|NHS]] or [[Local government in England|local authorities]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The costly, controversial outsourcing of NHS mental health services|url=https://www.ft.com/content/c10f08f5-9d8b-4439-a754-57cf67dd15d3|access-date=2024-01-08|website=www.ft.com}}</ref> The [[Care Quality Commission]] <ref>{{Cite journal|journal=BMJ|date=2024-01-08|title=Cygnet committed to working openly and transparently to deliver safe, effective and quality care|url=https://www.bmj.com/content/368/bmj.m148/rr|language=en}}</ref>and [[NHS England]] have warned it several times about the quality of its services.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mental Health Matters: Serious intervention or empty threat? |url=https://www.hsj.co.uk/mental-health/mental-health-matters-serious-intervention-or-empty-threat/7030804.article |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=Health Service Journal |date=31 August 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Medical and health organisations in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Psychiatry]] {{stub}}