Maudsley Hospital
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| Front of the Maudsley Hospital | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Denmark Hill, Southwark, London, England, (UK) |
| Organisation | |
| Care System | Public NHS |
| Hospital Type | Specialist |
| Affiliated Med.Sch. | Unknown |
| Services | |
| Emergency Dept. | Yes Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 136 |
| Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
| History | |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Links | |
| Website | Trust Homepage |
| See also | Hospitals in England |
The Maudsley Hospital in Denmark Hill, Camberwell, South London is unique as a psychiatric hospital in that it was always intended to be a centre of treatment and research rather than confinement and "asylum".
[edit] History
Now part of the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (SLaM) the hospital derives its origins from 1907, when Dr Henry Maudsley offered London County Council £30,000 (subsequently increased to £40,000) to help found a new mental hospital that would:
- be exclusively for early and acute cases,
- have an out-patients' clinic,
- provide for teaching and research.
World War I intervened and the Hospital was not actually opened until 1923, but it is notable that a specific Act of Parliament had to be obtained (1915) to allow the institution to accept voluntary patients.
[edit] Current hospital
The Maudsley today continues to offer in-patient and community mental health care to local people in Southwark and Lambeth and nationally across the UK. Sharing a site with the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London it is also a major contributor to both psychiatric research and the training of nursing, medical and psychology staff in psychiatry. As part of SLaM it also enjoys close links with Bethlem Royal Hospital - the original "Bedlam".
[edit] External links
- Aerial photo of Maudsley Hospital. Other map and aerial photo sources.
