West London Mental Health (NHS) Trust
Encyclopedia
The West London Mental Healthcare NHS Trust (WLMHT) was established 1 October 2000.
The head quarters is situated in St. Bernard's Hospital Building. This is on the south side of the Uxbridge Road
between the towns of Southall
and Hanwell
and 8½ miles west from London, in the Southall
district of the London Borough of Ealing
, Greater London
, England
.
With its duties spread across some 32 geographical sites it employs over 4,300 people.
Due to its larger remit there are nine Directors, and eight Non-Executive Directors.
Currently the Trust management is exploring the possibility of becoming a NHS equivalent Foundation Trust (eFt).
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|+ style="font-size: large;" | St. Bernard's Hospital
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#efefef" | NHS Trust
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|Trust name
||West London Mental Healthcare NHS Trust
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#efefef" | Location
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|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|Place
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|Southall
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|County
||Greater London
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!colspan="2" bgcolor="#efefef" | Services
|-
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|Hospital type
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|Psychiatric
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|Psychiatric ICU present?
||Yes
|-
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|Adolescent Secure present?
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|Yes- male
|-
|Local Secure present?
||Yes
|-
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|Medium Secure present?
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|Yes- male; Yes- female
|-
|High Secure available?
|| No, but available off-site at (Broadmoor
)
|-
!colspan="2" bgcolor="#efefef" | Statistics
|-
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|No. of employees
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|~ 3,800
|-
|In patients
|| See: for each unit
|-
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|Out patients
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|
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!colspan="2" bgcolor="#efefef" |History of St. Bernard's
|-
|Key dates
|| * Opened 16 May 1832.
* Present Trust established 1 October 2000
|-
!colspan="2" bgcolor="#efefef" | Links
|-
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|Website
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|West London Mental Health NHS Trust
|-
|Wiki-Links
||National Health Service
List of UK Hospitals
|}
The trust HQ
occupies some of the original buildings once known as Hanwell Asylum
. Here the first superintendent Dr (later Sir) William & Mrs Mildred Ellis who were so much impressed with Moral therapy and humane treatment they saw offered to people suffering Mental disorders at the Quaker Asylum in York that they both imposed these methods on the staff at Hanwell. This was as such the very first large scale experiment. The second superintendent brought mechanical restraints – as a form of treatment – back. The third superintendent Dr John Conolly
against stiff opposition backed up with much vitriol, took the example further, and did away with all mechanical restraints. To the surprise and disbelieve of many he found, like the Ellises before, that bedlam diminished, behaviour became less defensive and cooperation improved dramatically, and many recovered or much improved. This event added to his other pioneering work such as developing proper diets and conditions for his patients and battles to set up regular training lecture specialising in mental health, for doctor training, all led to him receiving world wide recognition.
Broadmoor high secure hospital
:
In order to end the isolation suffered by the high secure services from the rest of the NHS, the Health Act 1999 was passed, allowing NHS Trusts to provide for these. After a three month consultation in the early part of the following year it was agreed that the high secure services based at Broadmoor and those provided by the Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham Mental Health NHS Trust should be combined into one organisation. This created the existing West London Mental Health NHS Trust, which took over governance in 2001.
The five SDU's are:
until 1990's, when a major reprovision programme was envisioned, the collection was started at Runwell Hospital
by Dr Corsellis. No larger depository of this speciality is known.
The head quarters is situated in St. Bernard's Hospital Building. This is on the south side of the Uxbridge Road
Uxbridge Road
Uxbridge Road is the name of the A4020 road in London. It starts at Shepherd's Bush Green and goes west towards Uxbridge. It passes through Acton, Ealing Broadway and Hanwell....
between the towns of Southall
Southall
Southall is a large suburban district of west London, England, and part of the London Borough of Ealing. It is situated west of Charing Cross. Neighbouring places include Yeading, Hayes, Hanwell, Heston, Hounslow, Greenford and Northolt...
and Hanwell
Hanwell
Hanwell is a town situated in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, between Ealing and Southall. The motto of Hanwell Urban District Council was Nec Aspera Terrent...
and 8½ miles west from London, in the Southall
Southall
Southall is a large suburban district of west London, England, and part of the London Borough of Ealing. It is situated west of Charing Cross. Neighbouring places include Yeading, Hayes, Hanwell, Heston, Hounslow, Greenford and Northolt...
district of the London Borough of Ealing
London Borough of Ealing
The London Borough of Ealing is a borough in west London.-Location:The London Borough of Ealing borders the London Borough of Hillingdon to the west, the London Borough of Harrow and the London Borough of Brent to the north, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to the east and the London...
, Greater London
Greater London
Greater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
With its duties spread across some 32 geographical sites it employs over 4,300 people.
Due to its larger remit there are nine Directors, and eight Non-Executive Directors.
Currently the Trust management is exploring the possibility of becoming a NHS equivalent Foundation Trust (eFt).
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|Trust name
||West London Mental Healthcare NHS Trust
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#efefef" | Location
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|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|Place
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|Southall
Southall
Southall is a large suburban district of west London, England, and part of the London Borough of Ealing. It is situated west of Charing Cross. Neighbouring places include Yeading, Hayes, Hanwell, Heston, Hounslow, Greenford and Northolt...
|-
|County
||Greater London
Greater London
Greater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London...
|-
!colspan="2" bgcolor="#efefef" | Services
|-
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|Hospital type
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|Psychiatric
|-
|Psychiatric ICU present?
||Yes
|-
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|Adolescent Secure present?
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|Yes- male
|-
|Local Secure present?
||Yes
|-
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|Medium Secure present?
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|Yes- male; Yes- female
|-
|High Secure available?
|| No, but available off-site at (Broadmoor
Broadmoor Hospital
Broadmoor Hospital is a high-security psychiatric hospital at Crowthorne in the Borough of Bracknell Forest in Berkshire, England. It is the best known of the three high-security psychiatric hospitals in England, the other two being Ashworth and Rampton...
)
|-
!colspan="2" bgcolor="#efefef" | Statistics
|-
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|No. of employees
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|~ 3,800
|-
|In patients
|| See: for each unit
|-
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|Out patients
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|
|-
!colspan="2" bgcolor="#efefef" |History of St. Bernard's
Hanwell Asylum
The County Asylum at Hanwell, also known as Hanwell Insane Asylum, and Hanwell Pauper and Lunatic Asylum, was built for the pauper insane and is now the West London Mental Health Trust ...
|-
|Key dates
|| * Opened 16 May 1832.
* Present Trust established 1 October 2000
|-
!colspan="2" bgcolor="#efefef" | Links
|-
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|Website
|bgcolor="#EFFFFF"|West London Mental Health NHS Trust
|-
|Wiki-Links
||National Health Service
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
List of UK Hospitals
|}
History
- Middlesex County Asylum, Hanwell (1831–1889)
- London County Asylum, Hanwell (1889–1917)
- London County Mental Hospital (1918–1928)
- Hanwell Mental Hospital (1929–1937)
- St Bernard's Hospital (1938–1980)
- Psychiatric Unit (1980–1992) - part of a re-organised complex of divisions on same site and called Ealing Hospital with a central corporate body.
- West London Mental Healthcare (NHS) Trust. (1992–1999)
- Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham Mental Health (NHS) Trust (1999–2001)
- West London Mental Health NHS Trust (2001–present)
The trust HQ
Headquarters
Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities...
occupies some of the original buildings once known as Hanwell Asylum
Hanwell Asylum
The County Asylum at Hanwell, also known as Hanwell Insane Asylum, and Hanwell Pauper and Lunatic Asylum, was built for the pauper insane and is now the West London Mental Health Trust ...
. Here the first superintendent Dr (later Sir) William & Mrs Mildred Ellis who were so much impressed with Moral therapy and humane treatment they saw offered to people suffering Mental disorders at the Quaker Asylum in York that they both imposed these methods on the staff at Hanwell. This was as such the very first large scale experiment. The second superintendent brought mechanical restraints – as a form of treatment – back. The third superintendent Dr John Conolly
John Conolly
John Conolly , English psychiatrist, was born at Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, of an Irish family. He spent four years as a lieutenant in the Cambridgeshire Militia and lived for a year in France before embarking on a medical career.He graduated with an MD degree at University of Edinburgh in 1821...
against stiff opposition backed up with much vitriol, took the example further, and did away with all mechanical restraints. To the surprise and disbelieve of many he found, like the Ellises before, that bedlam diminished, behaviour became less defensive and cooperation improved dramatically, and many recovered or much improved. This event added to his other pioneering work such as developing proper diets and conditions for his patients and battles to set up regular training lecture specialising in mental health, for doctor training, all led to him receiving world wide recognition.
Broadmoor high secure hospital
Broadmoor Hospital
Broadmoor Hospital is a high-security psychiatric hospital at Crowthorne in the Borough of Bracknell Forest in Berkshire, England. It is the best known of the three high-security psychiatric hospitals in England, the other two being Ashworth and Rampton...
:
In order to end the isolation suffered by the high secure services from the rest of the NHS, the Health Act 1999 was passed, allowing NHS Trusts to provide for these. After a three month consultation in the early part of the following year it was agreed that the high secure services based at Broadmoor and those provided by the Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham Mental Health NHS Trust should be combined into one organisation. This created the existing West London Mental Health NHS Trust, which took over governance in 2001.
Forensic services division
November 2004: A new directorate: the Woman's Secure Services was created. This was to separate the medium secure women's facilities from the Broadmoor high secure site and relocate them on the Ealing site.2008
On the 1st October 2008 the trust was reorganised with the creation of 5 Service Delivery Units (SDU's) to replace the 18 previous directorates. The same central cooperate body was retained in this reorganization.The five SDU's are:
- Ealing
- Hammersmith & Fulham (including gender identity clinic)
- High secure services
- Hounslow (including the Cassel hospital at Richmond in Surrey)
- West London forensic
Corsellis Collection
The WLMHT currently act as guardians of the Corsellis Collection, containing some nine thousand specimens of brains dating back to the 1950s, The Corsellis collection was originally housed at Runwell HospitalRunwell Hospital
Runwell Hospital was a hospital in Essex operated by South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust until its final closure on 23 April 2010. From February 2008 until its closure, Runwell Hospital provided solely forensic mental health services in line with the trust's reprovision programme...
until 1990's, when a major reprovision programme was envisioned, the collection was started at Runwell Hospital
Runwell Hospital
Runwell Hospital was a hospital in Essex operated by South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust until its final closure on 23 April 2010. From February 2008 until its closure, Runwell Hospital provided solely forensic mental health services in line with the trust's reprovision programme...
by Dr Corsellis. No larger depository of this speciality is known.
Other Trusts
On the same grounds as St. Bernard's Hospital are facilities provided by several other NHS Trusts:- Max Glatt Unit, Gatehouse Community Alcohol Team and the Gatehouse Drug Treatment Centre are alcohol and drug dependancy facilities which are all run by Central & North West London Mental Health NHS Trust
- Meadow House Hospice is run by the Ealing PCT Trust.
External links
- Official WLMHT site. Accessed 2007-05-16
- The Healthcare Commission: West London Mental Health NHS Trust: Performance ratings. Accessed 2007-05-19
- The local voluntary Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Forum. Retrieved on 2006-10-05
- Transport for London: Bus services to and from Hanwell. Accessed 2007-06-05
- National Rail Station: Hanwell. Accessed 2007-06-05