St George's Park, Morpeth

Hospital in Northumberland, England
55°10′43″N 1°40′57″W / 55.17868°N 1.68253°W / 55.17868; -1.68253OrganisationCare systemNHSTypeSpecialistServicesBeds203SpecialityMental healthHistoryOpened2006LinksWebsitewww.ntw.nhs.ukListsHospitals in England

St George's Park is a mental health facility in Morpeth, Northumberland. It is managed by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.

History

The site for the new facility, which replaced the old St George's Hospital, is slightly to the north of the old hospital.[1] It was procured under a private finance initiative contract in 2004.[2] The new facility was built by Robertson Group at a cost of £27 million and opened in 2006.[3] Robertson also have a 30 year contract for provision of facilities management services at the hospital.[4]

From 2015 the hospital has been the base of the Northumberland Initial Response Team which provides emergency mental health care and is available 24 hours.[5]

References

  1. ^ "St George's Hospital, Morpeth". County Asylums. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Work begins at St George's Park". Morpeth Herald. 12 May 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  3. ^ "The big move starts at new hospital". NewPost Leader. 15 May 2006. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019.
  4. ^ "St Georges Park Hospital | Robertson". www.robertson.co.uk.
  5. ^ Locations. "St. George's Park | Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust". Cntw.nhs.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2020.

External links

  • Official site


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