St Martin's Hospital, Canterbury

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
LocationCanterbury, Kent, England
Coordinates51.27723°N 1.10743°E / 51.27723; 1.10743
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityMental health
History
Opened1902
Links
ListsHospitals in England

History

The 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
  1. "St Martin's Hospital". County Asylums. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. "St Martin's Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  3. "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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