Alderney Hospital is a National Health Service hospital in Alderney (a suburb of Poole, Dorset) and is a part of Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust.[1][2]

Alderney Hospital
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
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Geography
LocationAlderney, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates50°45′00″N 1°56′28″W / 50.7499°N 1.9412°W / 50.7499; -1.9412
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeSpecialist
Services
Emergency departmentNo Accident & Emergency
Beds88
SpecialityGeriatric care, Dementia, Physiotherapy
HelipadNo
History
Opened1889
Links
ListsHospitals in the United Kingdom

History

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Alderney Hospital was commissioned in 1889 by Poole Rural District Council as an isolation hospital; the hospital provided care for people suffering from a range of infectious diseases including typhoid and diphtheria.[3] Smallpox care was not provided here, instead being provided at Baiter Hospital – erected during the 1887 epidemic.[4]

Poole Rural Sanitary District was abolished by The Local Government Act 1894; by 1912 Poole Town Council had assumed responsibility for the hospital.[5]

In 2018, £5.9 million was given by the Department of Health to aid older people's inpatient mental health services at the hospital.[6]

Facilities

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Alderney Hospital provides in-patient assessment and treatment services to older adults with organic mental health disorder across two wards.[7] St Brelades is a 17-bed ward for males and Herm is a 23-bed ward for both sexes.[8]

The hospital also provides inpatient physical rehabilitation services to older people across two wards, Guernsey and Jersey, totalling 48 beds.[9]

Haymoor Day Hospital

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Haymoor Day Hospital, sometimes referred to as Haymoor Day Centre, is located on the grounds of Alderney Hospital.[10] The unit provides non-residential care for those experiencing mental health crisis in an effort to avoid hospital admission.[11][12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ NHS (28 September 2009). "Overview - Alderney Hospital - NHS". www.nhs.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Alderney Hospital - Care Quality Commission". www.cqc.org.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Alderney Isolation Hospital and the 1936 typhoid fever outbreak in Poole". Poole's Health Record. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  4. ^ "The hospital at Baiter: 1875 – 1899". Poole's Health Record. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Dorset". Historic Hospitals. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Dorset health reorganisation gets £15.2m funding". BBC News. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Inpatient wards". Dorset HealthCare. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust - Overview - Care Quality Commission". www.cqc.org.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Alderney Hospital - Poole". Dorset HealthCare. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  10. ^ "YoungDementia UK Bi-monthly carers group, Poole". Help And Kindness. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  11. ^ UCL (4 February 2019). "Acute Day Units mapping". Psychiatry. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  12. ^ "All inspections: Alderney Hospital - Care Quality Commission". www.cqc.org.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2024.