Northgate Hospital

Northgate Hospital
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Location in Norfolk
Geography
Location Northgate Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates 52°37′03″N 1°43′43″E / 52.617572°N 1.728667°E / 52.617572; 1.728667Coordinates: 52°37′03″N 1°43′43″E / 52.617572°N 1.728667°E / 52.617572; 1.728667
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Hospital type Specialist
Services
Beds 20[1]
Speciality Psychiatry
Links
Website www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx
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Northgate Hospital is a mental health hospital located in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England . It is managed by Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.

History

The hospital has its origins in the Great Yarmouth Union Workhouse designed by John Brown, the county surveyor, and established on the east side of Northgate Street in 1838.[2] Following a critical inspection in 1894, a new building was allocated for infirmary use.[2] A new acute ward, which serves patients with mental illnesses in the Great Yarmouth area, was built in 2004.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Additional beds open to improve mental health care". Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Great Yarmouth". Workhouses. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Norfolk Dual Diagnosis: Health Needs Assessment". 1 April 2015. p. 59. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

See also

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