Castleberg Hospital
| Castleberg Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Airedale NHS Foundation Trust | |
.jpg) Castleberg Hospital | |
.svg)  Shown in North Yorkshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Raines Road, Giggleswick, North Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 54°04′10″N 2°17′32″W / 54.0695°N 2.2922°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1834 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Castleberg Hospital is a health facility in Raines Road, Giggleswick, North Yorkshire, England. It is managed by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust.
History
[edit]The facility had its origins in the Settle Union Workhouse which opened in 1834.[1] A new infirmary was added in 1900.[1] It became the Settle Public Assistance Institution in 1930 and then joined the National Health Service as Castleberg Hospital in 1948.[2] In the early 1950s, it was still offering geriatric and psychiatric care through the provision of 136 beds.[3]
Four new residential care homes were opened in Craven District in anticipation of the closure of the learning disability section of the hospital in 1995.[4][5]
The hospital continued to serve as a community hospital but closed in April 2017 because of concerns over its power supply, heating and drainage.[6][7] After significant concerns were raised by the local member of parliament and Government Deputy Chief Whip, Julian Smith,[8] a major refurbishment programme was completed[9] and the hospital re-opened again in September 2019.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Settle". Workhouses. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Castleberg Hospital, Settle". National Archives. Archived from the original on 2 March 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Hospital and Social Service Annual. 1951. p. 78.
Castleberg Hospital (136 beds)
- ^ "Our history". St Anne's Community Services. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Spiers, Fiona (1999). Housing and Social Exclusion. J. Kingsley Publishers. p. 38. ISBN 978-1853026386.
- ^ "Skipton MP welcomes decision to keep Castleberg Hospital open". Craven Herald. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Future of Castleberg Hospital, Giggleswick, to be decided". Westmorland Gazette. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Skipton MP Julian Smith meets health chief to discuss future of Castleberg Hospital". Craven Herald. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "New lease of life for Castleberg Hospital". NHS Property Services. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "People invited to see refurbished Castleberg Hospital ahead of reopening". Healthwatch North Yorkshire. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Dales hospital to stay open". The Westmorland Gazette. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
