The Gordon Hospital
The Gordon Hospital is a 55-bed acute adult mental health hospital located in Westminster, London.[1][2][3] It is managed by the Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.[4]
The Gordon Hospital | |
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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust | |
The Gordon Hospital (right) | |
Shown in Westminster | |
Geography | |
Location | Westminster, England |
Coordinates | 51.4922°N 0.1360°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Services | |
Emergency department | No |
History | |
Opened | 1884 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
The hospital was founded at 278 Vauxhall Bridge Road as the Western Hospital for Fistula, Piles and other Diseases of the Rectum in 1884.[5] In 1886 it changed its name in honour of Major-General Charles Gordon. In the late 1930s the building underwent extensive reconstruction and extension. It closed during the Second World War but reopened in 1947 as a mental health hospital under its current name. Today the main entrance is on Bloomberg Street.[6]
Facilities
There are three inpatient wards, Gerrard Ward, Ebury Ward and Vincent Ward, which provide care for adults undergoing assessment or treatment for mental health conditions requiring inpatient admission.[4] The hospital also has a designated "health-based place of safety" suite and an outpatients department.[7] There was a psychiatric intensive care unit (Belgrave Ward) until 2013 when this was closed as part of service reconfigurations.[8]
References
- "Gerrard Ward" (PDF). Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- "Ebury Ward" (PDF). Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- "Vincent Ward" (PDF). Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- "Gordon Hospital: Vincent Ward, Ebury Ward, Gerrard Ward - CNWL NHS". www.cnwl.nhs.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
- "Gordon Hospital, London". The National Archives. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- "The Gordon Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- "Map of health-based places of safety | Care Quality Commission". www.cqc.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
- "Adult Services & Health Policy & Scrutiny Committee - Consultation Response to Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust's 'Building Better Mental Health Care'" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-10-05.