St George's Park, Morpeth

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St George's Park
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
St George's Hospital - geograph.org.uk - 4010022.jpg
Part of the new St George's Park facility
St George's Park, Morpeth is located in Northumberland
St George's Park, Morpeth
Shown in Northumberland
Geography
LocationMorpeth, Northumberland, England
Coordinates55°10′43″N 1°40′57″W / 55.17868°N 1.68253°W / 55.17868; -1.68253Coordinates: 55°10′43″N 1°40′57″W / 55.17868°N 1.68253°W / 55.17868; -1.68253
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeSpecialist
Services
Beds203
SpecialityMental health
History
Opened2006
Links
Websitewww.ntw.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in England

St George's Park is a mental health facility in Morpeth, Northumberland. It is managed by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.

History[]

The site for the new facility, which replaced the old St George's Hospital, is slightly to the north of the old hospital.[1] It was procured under a private finance initiative contract in 2004.[2] The new facility was built by Robertson Group at a cost of £27 million and opened in 2006.[3] Robertson also have a 30 year contract for provision of facilities management services at the hospital.[4]

From 2015 the hospital has been the base of the Northumberland Initial Response Team which provides emergency mental health care and is available 24 hours.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "St George's Hospital, Morpeth". County Asylums. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Work begins at St George's Park". Morpeth Herald. 12 May 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  3. ^ "The big move starts at new hospital". NewPost Leader. 15 May 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  4. ^ "St Georges Park Hospital | Robertson". www.robertson.co.uk.
  5. ^ Locations. "St. George's Park | Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust". Cntw.nhs.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2020.

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