Atherleigh Park Hospital is a mental health facility at the former Leigh East rugby league ground on Atherleigh Way in Leigh, Manchester, England. It is managed by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
| Atherleigh Park Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust | |
  Shown in Greater Manchester | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Atherleigh Way, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England |
| Coordinates | 53°30′05″N 2°31′33″W / 53.5013°N 2.5258°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Mental health hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| Beds | 90 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2017 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
editThe hospital was intended to replace the aging mental health facilities at Leigh Infirmary which were established in 1906 and were no longer considered functional.[1] Work on site started in January 2015.[2] The new building was designed by AFL Architects,[3] built by Kier Group at a cost of £40 million and opened in March 2017.[4]
Services
editThe hospital has a 20-bed Male acute ward (Sovereign Unit), a 20-bed Female acute ward (Westleigh Unit), a 16-bed mixed-sex acute ward (Prospect Unit), an 8-bed Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (Priestners Unit), and a 26-bed ward providing short stay intermediate care for patients with dementia and memory difficulties and functional older adults (Golborne Unit).[4][5] It uses a new type of door safety hinges and an innovative design for the new child and adolescent mental health unit.[6] The hospital also maintains a Section 136 Suite and the Wigan Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team.
References
edit- ^ "The Challenge". Kier Group. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Glimpse inside the future of mental health care". Wigan Today. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Atherleigh Park Mental Health Hospital". AFL Architects. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ a b "'Fantastic' £40m mental health hospital opens to patients on Tuesday". Leigh Journal. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "A look inside the North West's new mental health hospital". ITV News. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Mental health design excellence comes under the spotlight". Building Better Healthcare. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2022.