New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital

New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital is a hospital situated in Leachkin, on the western outskirts of Inverness, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland.[2]

New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital
NHS Highland
New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital is located in Inverness area
New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital
Shown in Inverness
Geography
LocationLeachkin, Inverness, Scotland
Coordinates57°28′12″N 4°16′5″W / 57.47000°N 4.26806°W / 57.47000; -4.26806
Organisation
FundingPrivate finance initiative scheme in Scotland.
TypeSpecialist
Services
Beds234[1]
SpecialityPsychiatric Hospital
History
Opened2000
Links
Other linksList of hospitals in Scotland

History edit

The facility is a 234-bed healthcare campus that provides mental health and learning disability accommodation.[1] New Craigs, which replaced Craig Dunain Hospital and Craig Phadrig Hospital both of which were both located nearby, opened in July 2000.[3]

The hospital was the first psychiatric facility to be funded under a private finance initiative scheme in Scotland. It was built and managed by Robertson Group, with NHS Highland repaying for the cost over a 25-year contract.[1] Under the PFI arrangement the facility cost £16.5 million to build but the total cost that NHS Highland is expected to bear is estimated at £106 million.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital PFI, Inverness". Robertson Group. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. ^ "New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital". NHS Highland. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
  3. ^ "A look at Craig Dunain's 150 years of history". Press and Journal (Scotland). 8 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Warning over 'shameful' PFI leases lasting generations". BBC News. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  5. ^ Sweeney, Val (27 September 2011). "Controversial finance scheme back in spotlight". Inverness Courier. Retrieved 12 October 2011.