Ellen's Glen House is a community-based hospital providing services to elderly and mentally ill patients in Liberton, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lothian.[1]

History

The hospital has its origins in Southfield House, a building situated near Ellen's Glen nature reserve,[2] which was designed by John Chesser in the Scottish baronial style.[3] It opened as a tuberculosis sanatorium in 1875[4] and became part of the Royal Victoria Hospital in the 1920s.[5] Plans of the original house and later alterations by Dick, Peddie and MacKay are held by Historic Environment Scotland and viewed via Canmore.[3]

A new hospital, which was commissioned to replace the Southfield House facility,[6] was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in February 1999.[6] It was built by James Walker (Leith) Limited just to the north of Southfield House at a cost of £2.65 million and opened as Ellen's Glen House in January 2000.[6]

Services

The hospital provides services to elderly and mentally ill patients in a two-floor building with 60 staffed beds[7] set in extensive accessible gardens.[8] The services include frail adult complex clinical care and palliative care; according to inspection reports stays range from a few weeks to a number of years.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Ellen's Glen House". NHS Lothian. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Ellen's Glen". Edinburgh Geological Society. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "Edinburgh, Gilmerton, Ellen's Glen Road, Southfield Hospital (153303)". Canmore. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Ellen's Glen House". Walker Healthcare. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Southfield Hospital, Liberton". Historic Hospitals. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "PFI Data sheet: Ellen's Glen House" (PDF). Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Ellen Glen's celebrates ten years' service". The Scotsman. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Ellen's Glen House Celebrates a Decade of Care". NHS Lothian. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Ellen's Glen House, Edinburgh". healthcareimprovementscotland.org. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Ellen's Glen House – hospital inspection report: February 2021". healthcareimprovementscotland.org. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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