Museums · Yorkshire & the Humber
Fieldhead Hospital
In or near Wakefield.
Fieldhead Hospital is a psychiatric and learning disability hospital in Wakefield, United Kingdom. It is managed by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Wakefield Westgate · 1.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Fieldhead Hospital is a psychiatric and learning disability hospital in Wakefield, United Kingdom. It is managed by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Photo gallery
Official information
The Mental Health Museum offers visitors a chance to explore the history of mental health care from the early 19th Century to the present. It features a remarkable collection of objects and stories that highlight the evolution of mental health treatment and understanding.
From the Wikipedia article
Fieldhead Hospital is a psychiatric and learning disability hospital in Wakefield, United Kingdom. It is managed by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
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Background
History
The hospital, which replaced earlier hospitals such as Oulton Hall, Hatfield Hall and Cardigan Hospital, was built at a cost of £2 million and opened by Princess Alexandra on 11 July 1972. The hospital was designed as a series of villas, each named after a local area and each intended to accommodate a category of resident i.e. children, adolescents, adults, geriatrics, or severely disabled. The hospital started offering a broader range of psychiatric services, after the Stanley Royd Hospital closed in 1995. A patient with paranoid schizophrenia was charged with murdering a fellow-patient at the hospital in December 1998. The "Unity Centre", a new building with state of the art therapeutic…
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- Coordinates
- 53.6974, -1.4923
- District
- Wakefield
- Parish
- Wakefield, unparished area
- Postcode
- WF1 3SP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Phone
- +44 1924 327000
- Established
- 1972
- Nearest railway station
- Wakefield Westgate — 1.9 km
- Official site
- www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Fieldhead Hospital (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fieldhead Hospital?
- Fieldhead Hospital is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode WF1 3SP), in the parish of Wakefield, unparished area.
- What is Fieldhead Hospital?
- Fieldhead Hospital is a psychiatric and learning disability hospital in Wakefield, United Kingdom. It is managed by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
- How do I get to Fieldhead Hospital?
- The nearest railway station is Wakefield Westgate, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode WF1 3SP.
- When was Fieldhead Hospital built?
- Built or established in 1972.
- How do I get to Fieldhead Hospital?
- The nearest railway station is Wakefield Westgate, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WF1 3SP.