St Saviour's Hospital

St Saviour's Hospital, formerly called the Jersey Lunatic Asylum, opened in July 1868.

St Saviour's Hospital
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History
OpenedJuly 1868

The States were extremely reluctant to spend money on a purpose-built asylum, and Sir Robert Percy Douglas Lieutenant Governor of Jersey was forced to intervene. The architect was Thomas Gallichan. Its name was changed to the Jersey Mental Hospital in 1952 and then again to St Saviour's Hospital in 1963.[1]

The Criminal Justice (Insane Persons) (Jersey) Law of 1964 specifically authorises detention in St. Saviour’s Hospital.[2]

A new mental health clinic for older people was opened on the site in 2014, with two wards with a total of 28 acute assessment and treatment beds.[3]

There have been several proposals to sell the site, which is said to be worth as much as £15 million.[4]

References
  1. "St Saviour's Hospital". The island Wiki. December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  2. "CRIMINAL JUSTICE (INSANE PERSONS) (JERSEY) LAW 1964". Jersey Law. 31 August 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. "Jersey hospital opens new mental health unit". BBC. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. "St Saviour's Hospital to be sold to help balance books?". Jersey Evening Post. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

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