Ashfield Community Hospital

Name :

Ashfield Community Hospital

Address  :

Portland Street
Kirkby-In-Ashfield

Town  :

Nottingham

State  :

Nottinghamshire

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

NG17 7AE

Phone  :

01623 785050

Web URL  :

Not Available

Description

The hospital hosts some inpatient services and houses a range of outpatient services some run directly by the PCT and others by partner NHS organisations Inpatient services Organic Assessment of Older People with Mental Illness ContinuingRespite Care for Older People with Mental Illness Outpatient services provided by the PCT Outpatient Gynaecology Outpatient General Surgery Outpatient Paediatric Surgery Outpatient Care of the Older Person Outpatient General Medicine Outpatient Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Outpatient TBInfection Outpatient Physical Disabilities Outpatient Paediatric Audiology Outpatient Child Health Outpatient Child Speech amp Language Therapy Child Protection Pulmonary Rehabilitation Chaplaincy Voluntary Services Outpatient services provided on site by partner NHS organisations Outpatient Acupuncture Xray Outpatient Child amp Family Therapy Outpatient Learning Disabilities
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