Moorgreen Hospital
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Moorgreen Hospital is a community hospital in West End
, near Southampton
. Although within the geographical boundaries of Hampshire Primary Care Trust, the services and administration are primarily delivered by Southampton City Primary Care Trust
.
Union Workhouse
. The name was subsequently changed to West End Institution. At one time the workhouse employed 300 paupers to work on 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) of cultivated land.
In 1920, the South Stoneham Union was renamed Eastleigh. In the 1930s, the workhouse became a Public Assistance Institution known as the West End Institution, and was renamed Moorgreen Hospital when the Ministry of Health took over the site as part of the formation of the NHS
in 1948.
In 1977, the UK's second NHS palliative care hospice opened on the site, named Countess Mountbatten House. The hospice was a joint project between the Wessex Regional Health Authority and Macmillan Cancer Relief. Before 1977, all hospital palliative care was provided in acute or community hospitals, and only 20% of patients died at home.
At the time, Countess Mountbatten House was the first to offer an integrated service of beds, community care and support for hospital staff, including education of non-specialist staff and volunteers.
) or through the community-based care teams, such as the Rapid Response unit.
The Trust also run Memory Clinic, Occupational Medicine, Palliative Medicine and general Psychiatry services from Moorgreen.
West End, Hampshire
The Parish of West End in Hampshire is situated within the borough of Eastleigh, and to the north east of the city of Southampton. As well as the village itself, the parish contains the Chartwell Green suburb of Southampton....
, near Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
. Although within the geographical boundaries of Hampshire Primary Care Trust, the services and administration are primarily delivered by Southampton City Primary Care Trust
Southampton City Primary Care Trust
Southampton City Primary Care Trust is the NHS primary care trust covering the city of Southampton in England. Established in April 2001, Southampton City was the very first PCT in the country.-History:...
.
History
The hospital was built in 1848 at a cost of £7000 as the South StonehamSwaythling
Swaythling was once a village but over the years it has gradually become a suburb and electoral ward of Southampton in Hampshire, England. The ward has a population of 13,394....
Union Workhouse
Workhouse
In England and Wales a workhouse, colloquially known as a spike, was a place where those unable to support themselves were offered accommodation and employment...
. The name was subsequently changed to West End Institution. At one time the workhouse employed 300 paupers to work on 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) of cultivated land.
In 1920, the South Stoneham Union was renamed Eastleigh. In the 1930s, the workhouse became a Public Assistance Institution known as the West End Institution, and was renamed Moorgreen Hospital when the Ministry of Health took over the site as part of the formation of the NHS
National Health Service (England)
The National Health Service or NHS is the publicly funded healthcare system in England. It is both the largest and oldest single-payer healthcare system in the world. It is able to function in the way that it does because it is primarily funded through the general taxation system, similar to how...
in 1948.
In 1977, the UK's second NHS palliative care hospice opened on the site, named Countess Mountbatten House. The hospice was a joint project between the Wessex Regional Health Authority and Macmillan Cancer Relief. Before 1977, all hospital palliative care was provided in acute or community hospitals, and only 20% of patients died at home.
At the time, Countess Mountbatten House was the first to offer an integrated service of beds, community care and support for hospital staff, including education of non-specialist staff and volunteers.
Services
The two buildings on either side of the Hospital were originally homes for the victorian people who worked on the land one was for the female sex and one was for the male.Intermediate care
Southampton City Primary Care Trust run the Tom Rudd Unit at Moorgreen. This is an intermediate care unit consisting of three wards and provides 52 rehabilitation and 26 nurse-led beds. Patients are referred to the unit either on discharge from acute hospitals (usually Southampton General HospitalSouthampton General Hospital
Southampton General Hospital is a large Teaching Hospital in Southampton, England, operated by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust...
) or through the community-based care teams, such as the Rapid Response unit.
Mental Health
Hampshire Partnership Trust provide a consultant-led Older People's Mental Health service which consists of four wards:- Willow Ward provides assessment, treatment and respite care for people with Dementia
- Linden Ward provides assessment and treatment for older people with functional mental health needs
- Allington House West Ward closed in 2005 and provided nursing care for people awaiting discharge from hospital
- Allington House East Ward closed in 2008 and moved to Berrywood Ward at The Western Community Hospital in Southampton. It provides nursing care for older people who exhibit behavior that challenges.
The Trust also run Memory Clinic, Occupational Medicine, Palliative Medicine and general Psychiatry services from Moorgreen.