Parkhead Hospital

Parkhead Hospital was a mental health facility on Salamanca Street in Parkhead, Glasgow, Scotland. It was managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Parkhead Hospital
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Shown in Glasgow
Geography
LocationSalamanca Street, Glasgow, Scotland
Coordinates55.8527°N 4.1957°W / 55.8527; -4.1957
Organisation
Care systemNHS Scotland
TypeMental health
Services
Emergency departmentNo
History
Opened1989
Closed2018
Links
ListsHospitals in Scotland

History

The facility, which was commissioned to replace the mental health functions of the Duke Street Hospital as well as the Gartloch Hospital, was opened by the Princess of Wales in April 1989,[1] on some of the land previously occupied by the William Beardmore and Company steelworks (Parkhead Forge), the majority of which became the Forge Shopping Centre located a short distance to the west. Deficiencies in the structure of the hospital were identified at an early stage;[2] these included a lack of privacy in the bedrooms with each area divided by paper curtains.[3]

After services transferred to Stobhill Hospital, Parkhead Hospital closed in February 2018.[4] In October 2019 it was announced that BAM Construction would build a new health hub on the site; the facility would bring together a number of disparately-located community health services.[5]

References
  1. "A £4.5 million psychiatric hospital in Glasgow has just opened its doors to the first intake of patients". Nursing Standard. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. "Planned closure of Parkhead Hospital". Glasgow City Council. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "Inspectors find Glasgow mental health ward in 'neglected' state". Glasgow Live. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. "Former East End hospital to become new £40m health hub". Glasgow Times. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. "Work to start next year on massive health facility at Parkhead". Re Glasgow. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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