The Gordon Hospital

The Gordon Hospital is a 55-bed acute adult mental health hospital located in Westminster, London.[1][2][3] It is managed by the Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.[4]

The Gordon Hospital
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
The Gordon Hospital (right)
Shown in Westminster
Geography
LocationWestminster, England
Coordinates51.4922°N 0.1360°W / 51.4922; -0.1360
Organisation
Care systemNHS
Services
Emergency departmentNo
History
Opened1884
Links
ListsHospitals in England

History

The hospital was founded at 278 Vauxhall Bridge Road as the Western Hospital for Fistula, Piles and other Diseases of the Rectum in 1884.[5] In 1886 it changed its name in honour of Major-General Charles Gordon. In the late 1930s the building underwent extensive reconstruction and extension. It closed during the Second World War but reopened in 1947 as a mental health hospital under its current name. Today the main entrance is on Bloomberg Street.[6]

Facilities

There are three inpatient wards, Gerrard Ward, Ebury Ward and Vincent Ward, which provide care for adults undergoing assessment or treatment for mental health conditions requiring inpatient admission.[4] The hospital also has a designated "health-based place of safety" suite and an outpatients department.[7] There was a psychiatric intensive care unit (Belgrave Ward) until 2013 when this was closed as part of service reconfigurations.[8]

References
  1. "Gerrard Ward" (PDF). Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. "Ebury Ward" (PDF). Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. "Vincent Ward" (PDF). Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  4. "Gordon Hospital: Vincent Ward, Ebury Ward, Gerrard Ward - CNWL NHS". www.cnwl.nhs.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  5. "Gordon Hospital, London". The National Archives. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  6. "The Gordon Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  7. "Map of health-based places of safety | Care Quality Commission". www.cqc.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  8. "Adult Services & Health Policy & Scrutiny Committee - Consultation Response to Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust's 'Building Better Mental Health Care'" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-10-05.
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