Carseview Centre Explained

Carseview Centre
Org/Group:	NHS Tayside
Location:	Dundee
Region:	Tayside
Country:	Scotland
Healthcare:	NHS Scotland
Speciality:	Mental health unit
Emergency:	No
Founded:	2001
Map Type:	Scotland Dundee
Coordinates:	56.4634°N -3.0453°W

The Carseview Centre is a mental health unit in the grounds of Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, Scotland.^[1] It is managed by NHS Tayside.^[2]

History

The centre, which was built at a cost of £10 million as an adult acute in-patient care centre for the Dundee area, opened in July 2001.^{[3] [4] [5]} It took over some of the functions of Royal Dundee Liff Hospital^[6] and originally had 74 beds but this had reduced to 66 beds by March 2014.^[4] The centre was the subject of a BBC Scotland documentary, Breaking Point, broadcast in July 2018.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: MHTS - Carseview Centre, Ninewells Hospital. www.mhtscotland.gov.uk. en. 2018-07-09.
2. Web site: NHS Tayside. www.nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk. en. 2018-07-09.
3. Web site: Carseview Centre. Bellrock Group. 23 January 2019.
4. Web site: NHS Tayside. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20191010042037/http://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org/his/idoc.ashx?docid=df4d853f-572c-43a6-aa7b-716a3ac60ecc&version=-1. dead. 10 October 2019. Health Improvement Scotland. 23 January 2019.
5. Web site: Rab Wilson: Families need answers on psychiatric unit deaths. 16 June 2016. The National. 23 January 2019.
6. Web site: THB 7 Royal Dundee Liff Hospital. Archive Services Online Catalogue. University of Dundee. 20 November 2015.
7. Web site: Breaking Point. BBC. 23 January 2019.