Arnold Lodge

This article is about the NHS hospital. For the school in Leamington Spa, see Arnold Lodge School.
Arnold Lodge
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Geography
Location Leicester,,
Leicestershire,
England, United Kingdom
Coordinates 52°38′55″N 1°05′38″W / 52.6486°N 1.094°W / 52.6486; -1.094Coordinates: 52°38′55″N 1°05′38″W / 52.6486°N 1.094°W / 52.6486; -1.094
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Hospital type Specialist
Services
Emergency department No Accident & Emergency
Beds 70 (approx.)
Speciality Psychiatric hospital
(secure mental hospital)
History
Founded July 1983
Links
Website http://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk Trust
Lists Hospitals in the United Kingdom

Arnold Lodge is a medium secure psychiatric hospital situated in Leicester, England, run by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. It was opened in July 1983 and an extension with 30 extra beds was opened in 2007.

Arnold Lodge receives referrals from courts, prisons, the probation service, social services, high secure hospitals, and other mental health units for forensic psychiatry assessment and/or treatment. The patients are mainly mentally disordered offenders or others with similar needs.

There are seven wards: two male rehabilitation wards (Snowdon and Helvellyn wards), one male acute/admission ward (Rutland ward), two male personality disorder wards (Cannock and Ridgeway wards), and two female wards (Tamar and Coniston). Coniston ward is for women who require an enhanced level of care within medium security. This service will be one of three national pilots for a model of service known as WEMSS (Women’s Enhanced Medium Secure Services).

Arnold Lodge and approach road

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