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 |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Psychiatric |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | approximately 94 |
| History | |
| Opened | December 2004 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
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The hospital was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract, to replace outdated facilitates at the Pierremont Unit and the Beaumont Ward at Darlington Memorial Hospital and at the Gables Unit in Sedgefield, in 2002.[1] It was built at a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
- ^ a b "New mental health hospital opens". BBC. 3 December 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Trust buys back hospital". Northern Echo. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Hospital saves £14m by getting out of PFI deal". The Telegraph. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2018.