Alderney Hospital
| Alderney Hospital | |
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| Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Alderney, Dorset, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 50°45′00″N 1°56′28″W / 50.7499°N 1.9412°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 88 |
| Speciality | Geriatric care, Dementia, Physiotherapy |
| Helipad | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1889 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United Kingdom |
Alderney Hospital is a National Health Service hospital in Alderney (a suburb of Poole, Dorset) and is a part of Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust.[1][2]
History
[edit]Alderney Hospital was commissioned in 1889 by Poole Rural District Council as an isolation hospital; the hospital provided care for people suffering from a range of infectious diseases including typhoid and diphtheria.[3] Smallpox care was not provided here, instead being provided at Baiter Hospital – erected during the 1887 epidemic.[4]
Poole Rural Sanitary District was abolished by The Local Government Act 1894; by 1912 Poole Town Council had assumed responsibility for the hospital.[5]
In 2018, £5.9 million was given by the Department of Health to aid older people's inpatient mental health services at the hospital.[6]
Facilities
[edit]Alderney Hospital provides in-patient assessment and treatment services to older adults with organic mental health disorder across two wards.[7] St Brelades is a 17-bed ward for males and Herm is a 23-bed ward for both sexes.[8]
The hospital also provides inpatient physical rehabilitation services to older people across two wards, Guernsey and Jersey, totalling 48 beds.[9]
Haymoor Day Hospital
[edit]Haymoor Day Hospital, sometimes referred to as Haymoor Day Centre, is located on the grounds of Alderney Hospital.[10] The unit provides non-residential care for those experiencing mental health crisis in an effort to avoid hospital admission.[11][12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ NHS (28 September 2009). "Overview - Alderney Hospital - NHS". www.nhs.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Alderney Hospital - Care Quality Commission". www.cqc.org.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Alderney Isolation Hospital and the 1936 typhoid fever outbreak in Poole". Poole's Health Record. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "The hospital at Baiter: 1875 – 1899". Poole's Health Record. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Dorset". Historic Hospitals. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Dorset health reorganisation gets £15.2m funding". BBC News. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Inpatient wards". Dorset HealthCare. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust - Overview - Care Quality Commission". www.cqc.org.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Alderney Hospital - Poole". Dorset HealthCare. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "YoungDementia UK Bi-monthly carers group, Poole". Help And Kindness. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ UCL (4 February 2019). "Acute Day Units mapping". Psychiatry. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "All inspections: Alderney Hospital - Care Quality Commission". www.cqc.org.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
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