| Alderney Hospital | |
| Org/Group: | Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Coordinates: | 50.7499°N -1.9412°W |
| Location: | Alderney, Dorset |
| Region: | England |
| Country: | UK |
| Healthcare: | NHS |
| Type: | Specialist |
| Emergency: | No |
| Beds: | 88 |
| Speciality: | Geriatric care, Dementia, Physiotherapy |
| Helipad: | No |
| Opened: | 1889 |
Alderney Hospital is a National Health Service hospital in Alderney (a suburb of Poole, Dorset) and is a part of Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust.[1] [2]
Alderney Hospital was commissioned in 1889 by Poole Rural District Council as an isolation hospital; the hospital provided care for people suffering from a range of infectious diseases including typhoid and diphtheria.[3] Smallpox care was not provided here, instead being provided at Baiter Hospital – erected during the 1887 epidemic.[4]
Poole Rural Sanitary District was abolished by The Local Government Act 1894; by 1912 Poole Town Council had assumed responsibility for the hospital.[5]
In 2018, £5.9million was given by the Department of Health to aid older people's inpatient mental health services at the hospital.[6]
Alderney Hospital provides in-patient assessment and treatment services to older adults with organic mental health disorder across two wards.[7] St Brelades is a 17-bed ward for males and Herm is a 23-bed ward for both sexes.[8]
The hospital also provides inpatient physical rehabilitation services to older people across two wards, Guernsey and Jersey, totalling 48 beds.[9]
Haymoor Day Hospital, sometimes referred to as Haymoor Day Centre, is located on the grounds of Alderney Hospital.[10] The unit provides non-residential care for those experiencing mental health crisis in an effort to avoid hospital admission.[11] [12]