St Ann's Hospital

Details

Name :

St Ann's Hospital

Address  :

69 Haven Road

Town  :

Poole

State  :

Dorset

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

BH13 7LN

Phone  :

01202 708881

Fax  :

01202 701462

Web URL  :

Not Available

Description

We are a 118 bedded Acute Inpatient Unit serving the needs of people with severe and enduring mental illness across East Dorset

We have 1 Assessment Ward 2 General Adult Wards 1 Older Peoples Ward a Low Secure Ward and a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit PICU We also provide a countywide Mother and Baby Service Other services provided on site are the Early Intervention Service Family Work Service Dorset Forensic Service and a countywide Eating Disorders Service
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