St Cadoc's Hospital

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Saint Cadoc's Hospital
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
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St Cadoc's Hospital, Caerleon, 2011
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Shown in Newport
Geography
LocationCaerleon, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°36′50″N2°57′46″W / 51.6139°N 2.9627°W / 51.6139; -2.9627
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Type Mental Health
Services
Emergency department No Accident & Emergency
History
Opened1906
Links
Website abuhb.nhs.wales/healthcare-services/community-services/community-hospitals-and-facilities/st-cadocs-hospital/
Lists Hospitals in Wales

Saint Cadoc's Hospital (Welsh : Ysbyty Sant Cadog) is a mental health facility located in Caerleon on the northern outskirts of the city of Newport, Wales. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

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History

The foundation stone for the hospital was laid in May 1903. [1] It was designed by Alfred J. Wood using a compact arrow layout and was opened as the Newport Borough Asylum in January 1906. [1] It became Newport County Borough Mental Hospital in 1919 and St. Cadoc's Emergency Hospital during the Second World War. [1] It took its name from Saint Cadoc, patron saint of the local church. It joined the National Health Service as St Cadoc's Hospital in 1948. [1] A new admission unit and outpatient clinic was completed in 1961. [1]

St Cadoc's Hospital has been featured as a location of episodes in the BBC television programmes Doctor Who and Torchwood . [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "St Cadoc's Hospital". County Asylums. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. "St Cadoc's Hospital". Doctor Who locations. Retrieved 4 February 2019.