West Park Hospital

West Park Hospital
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Foundation NHS Trust
West Park Development: the hospital is on the left
Shown in County Durham
Geography
Location Darlington, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates 54°32′36″N 1°35′26″W / 54.54327°N 1.5906°W / 54.54327; -1.5906Coordinates: 54°32′36″N 1°35′26″W / 54.54327°N 1.5906°W / 54.54327; -1.5906
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Hospital type Psychiatric
Services
Emergency department No Accident & Emergency
Beds approximately 94
History
Founded December 2004
Links
Website www.tewv.nhs.uk
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West Park Hospital is a modern NHS adult psychiatric hospital in Darlington, County Durham. It is managed by the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Foundation NHS Trust.

History

The hospital was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract, to replace outdated facilitates at the Pierremont Unit and the Beaumont Ward at Darlington Memorial Hospital and at the Gables Unit in Sedgefield, in 2002.[1] It was built at a cost of £16 million and was officially opened by Alan Milburn, Minister for the Cabinet Office, in December 2004.[2] At the time of opening the new facility had 24 rooms for older people, 60 bedrooms for acute adult patients and 10 intensive care beds.[1]

In 2009 the Trust decided to exercise a break clause in the contract allowing it to terminate the contract early by paying £18 million up front.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "New mental health hospital opens". BBC. 3 December 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Trust buys back hospital". Northern Echo. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Hospital saves £14m by getting out of PFI deal". The Telegraph. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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