Atherleigh Park Hospital

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″N2°31′33″W / 53.5013°N 2.5258°W / 53.5013; -2.5258
Organisation
Care system	NHS
Type	Mental health hospital
Services
Emergency department	No
Beds	90
History
Opened	2017
Links
Website	www.gmmh.nhs.uk/atherleigh-park/
Lists	Hospitals in England

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.

History

The 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

The 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

1. "The Challenge". Kier Group. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
2. "Glimpse inside the future of mental health care". Wigan Today. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
3. "Atherleigh Park Mental Health Hospital". AFL Architects. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
4. "'Fantastic' £40m mental health hospital opens to patients on Tuesday". Leigh Journal. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
5. "A look inside the North West's new mental health hospital". ITV News. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
6. "Mental health design excellence comes under the spotlight". Building Better Healthcare. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

External links

Official website