Cygnet Appletree – Durham
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About Cygnet Appletree – Durham
Cygnet Appletree in Meadowfield, Durham, run by Cygnet Behavioural Health Limited, provides psychiatric intensive care and acute inpatient wards for women, through its Pippin and Bramley wards. The hospital supports dementia, learning disabilities and mental health conditions for women detained under the Mental Health Act.
A report published 8 August 2025 rated the hospital Requires improvement overall, with Safe and Well-led both marked the same way.
Facility Type
Setting and Surroundings
A town setting near Durham, 19 miles from the coast. The nearest town is Brandon (population 9,566), under a mile away.
Nearest named features
- Brandon HillHill · 2.5 miles
- Pawlaw PikeMountain · 15 miles
- Seaton Carew BeachBeach · 19 miles
- Newsham TarnLake · 20 miles
- Grassholme ReservoirReservoir · 22 miles
- FroswickPeak · 54 miles
Getting there
- Teesside International Airport (MME)Regional airport · 18 miles
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL)Airport · 20 miles
Setting and distances are calculated from this facility’s coordinates against GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), OurAirports and Natural Earth. Distances are straight line, not driving distance.
Cygnet Appletree Mental Health Treatment Services
Cygnet Appletree’s two wards, Pippin and Bramley, cover psychiatric intensive care and acute inpatient treatment specifically for women, a focus that shapes everything from ward culture to staffing. Dementia and learning disabilities are supported where they accompany a woman’s primary mental health need.
PICU care is for women whose acuity or risk is too high for a standard acute ward, while the acute beds support a slightly less intensive level of inpatient treatment. The overwhelming majority of admissions arrive under Mental Health Act detention.
Levels of Care
Mental Health Disorders Treated
Counseling and Therapy
Specialized Programs
Cygnet Appletree Address, Location and Contact Information
Cygnet Appletree is on Frederick Street North, Meadowfield, Durham, DH7 8NT. You can reach the hospital on 0191 378 2747, and cygnetgroup.com/locations/cygnet-appletree carries more detail on the two wards.
Meadowfield sits just south-west of Durham city, with the A167 providing straightforward access for visiting family. The hospital’s own website gives a useful second source of detail for anyone researching the service beforehand.
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Is Treatment at Cygnet Appletree Free?
Admission to Cygnet Appletree’s PICU and acute wards follows Mental Health Act detention in almost every case, so treatment is NHS-funded rather than privately paid for. This is standard practice for women’s psychiatric intensive care of this kind.
Were a comparable bed arranged privately in the North East, costs would likely sit within the region’s usual residential bracket, roughly £10,000–£30,000 a month, though PICU-level care often runs higher given its intensity. Cygnet is best placed to confirm funding details for any particular case.
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Cygnet Appletree Reviews and Ratings
Cygnet Appletree reviews, found around the web and on RehabSeekers, help show what the experience of PICU or acute care on this Durham hospital’s women-only wards is actually like. Given the recent Requires improvement rating, prospective families may find current reviews particularly informative.
Patients, their loved ones, and the healthcare workers and referrers who know the hospital professionally are all encouraged to share their experience. A detailed, honest review helps the next family understand what to expect from this specific service.
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