Alderney Hospital
Alderney Hospital is a National Health Service hospital in Alderney and is a part of Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust.
History
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. Smallpox care was not provided here, instead being provided at Baiter Hospital – erected during the 1887 epidemic.Poole Rural Sanitary District was abolished by The Local Government Act 1894; by 1912 Poole Town Council had assumed responsibility for the hospital.
In 2018, £5.9million was given by the Department of Health to aid older people's inpatient mental health services at the hospital.
Facilities
Alderney Hospital provides in-patient assessment and treatment services to older adults with organic mental health disorder across two wards. St Brelades is a 17-bed ward for males and Herm is a 23-bed ward for both sexes.The hospital also provides inpatient physical rehabilitation services to older people across two wards, Guernsey and Jersey, totalling 48 beds.