New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital
New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital is a hospital situated in Leachkin, on the western outskirts of Inverness, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland.[2]
| New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS Highland | |
  Shown in Inverness | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Leachkin, Inverness, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°28′12″N 4°16′5″W |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Private finance initiative scheme in Scotland. |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Beds | 234[1] |
| Speciality | Psychiatric Hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | 2000 |
| Links | |
| Other links | List of hospitals in Scotland |
History
The facility is a 234-bed healthcare campus that provides mental health and learning disability accommodation.[1] New Craigs, which replaced Craig Dunain Hospital and Craig Phadrig Hospital both of which were both located nearby, opened in July 2000.[3]
The hospital was the first psychiatric facility to be funded under a private finance initiative scheme in Scotland. It was built and managed by Robertson Group, with NHS Highland repaying for the cost over a 25-year contract.[1] Under the PFI arrangement the facility cost £16.5 million to build but the total cost that NHS Highland is expected to bear is estimated at £106 million.[4][5]
References
- "New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital PFI, Inverness". Robertson Group. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- "New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital". NHS Highland. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- "A look at Craig Dunain's 150 years of history". Press and Journal (Scotland). 8 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- "Warning over 'shameful' PFI leases lasting generations". BBC News. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- Sweeney, Val (27 September 2011). "Controversial finance scheme back in spotlight". Inverness Courier. Retrieved 12 October 2011.