Barnes Hospital, London

Barnes Hospital
Barnes Hospital, London is located in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Barnes Hospital, London
Shown in Richmond upon Thames
Geography
LocationEast Sheen[1], London, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°28′2″N 0°15′23.3″W / 51.46722°N 0.256472°W / 51.46722; -0.256472
Organisation
Care systemNHS England
TypeMental health
Services
Emergency departmentNo Accident & Emergency
History
Opened1889; 136 years ago (1889)
Links
ListsHospitals in England

Barnes Hospital, on South Worple Way, East Sheen,[1] in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is a hospital managed by South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust. It provides community and inpatient mental health services.[2]

The hospital was opened in 1889 as The Barnes Isolation Hospital.[3] Its original purpose was to treat and care for patients with infectious diseases such as diphtheria and scarlet fever.[3] The existing buildings were extensively renovated in 2001 when a new extension was added.[3]

Half of the hospital's site was sold to a residential developer in 2019. In September 2020, plans were approved for a health centre and a Special Educational Needs school on the rest of the site: they are due to open in late 2023.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Barnes Hospital South Worple Way East Sheen London SW14 8SU". Planning application number: 13/T0612/TPO. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Our services". Barnes Hospital. NHS. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Barnes Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Richmond and Barnes Hospitals Redevelopment". South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust. 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2022.