Atherleigh Park Hospital is a mental health facility at the former Leigh East rugby league ground on Atherleigh Way in
Leigh
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* Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan
** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
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* Leigh, Dorset
* Leigh, Gloucestershire
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,
Manchester
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, England. It is managed by
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust in North West England, with headquarters in Prestwich, near Manchester. It provides mental health services in Bolton, Salford and Trafford, inpatient alcohol and ...
.
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. Work on site started in January 2015. The new building was designed by AFL Architects, built by
Kier Group
Kier Group plc is a British construction, services and property group active in building and civil engineering, support services, and the Private Finance Initiative.
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at a cost of £40 million and opened in March 2017.
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).
[ It uses a new type of door safety hinges and an innovative design for the new child and adolescent mental health unit.]
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Hospitals established in 2017
2017 establishments in England
Hospitals in Greater Manchester
NHS hospitals in England
Buildings and structures in Leigh, Greater Manchester