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New high-security Broadmoor Hospital opens
The new £250m high-security Broadmoor Hospital has opened, which replaces the old hospital.
The new hospital has been purpose built to provide a safe environment for treating patients who need psychiatric care in a high-secure setting.
Carolyn Regan, Chief Executive of West London NHS Trust, says: “The new hospital epitomises the ethos of hope and recovery at Broadmoor.”
“With its focus on the use of space and natural light, the hospital has been designed to reflect this ethos, but it is, above all, the people who make the difference. The expertise, compassion and calm professionalism of the staff at Broadmoor are fundamental to the way in which they care for and work with patients towards their rehabilitation and recovery.
“The new hospital enables us to provide this care in an environment fit for the 21st Century over the coming years.”
The new hospital will be able to provide treatment for up to 210 men with mental illness and personality disorders who represent a high degree of risk to themselves and others.
The new building features spacious ward areas, with plenty of natural light and access to ward gardens and has a modern layout which allows staff to observe patients effectively and maintain a safe environment.
It also has a multi-disciplinary team located on every ward and a central building housing a wide range of therapeutic, vocational, educational and healthy living activities and a multi-faith room.
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