St Martin's Hospital is a mental health facility on Littlebourne Road in Canterbury, Kent, England. It is managed by the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.
| St Martin's Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust | |
 St Martin's Hospital | |
  Shown in Kent | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Canterbury, Kent, England |
| Coordinates | 51°16′38″N 1°06′27″E / 51.27723°N 1.10743°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Mental health |
| History | |
| Opened | 1902 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
editThe hospital, which was designed by William Joseph Jennings and Gray using a compact arrow layout, opened in 1902.[1] The hospital became Canterbury City Mental Hospital in the 1920s and joined the National Health Service as St Martin's Hospital in 1948.[2]
After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and inpatient services significantly reduced.[1] In February 2019 the Trust announced the sale of one of its older wards to Homes England for use as social housing with the proceeds being applied to upgrade newer wards.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "St Martin's Hospital". County Asylums. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "St Martin's Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Cranmer Ward at St Martin's Hospital, Canterbury to be sold to Homes England for £6.32m". Kent Online. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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