New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital

New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital is a hospital situated in Leachkin, on the western outskirts of Inverness, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland.[2]

New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital
NHS Highland
Shown in Inverness
Geography
LocationLeachkin, Inverness, Scotland
Coordinates57°28′12″N 4°16′5″W
Organisation
FundingPrivate finance initiative scheme in Scotland.
TypeSpecialist
Services
Beds234[1]
SpecialityPsychiatric Hospital
History
Opened2000
Links
Other linksList of hospitals in Scotland

History

The facility is a 234-bed healthcare campus that provides mental health and learning disability accommodation.[1] New Craigs, which replaced Craig Dunain Hospital and Craig Phadrig Hospital both of which were both located nearby, opened in July 2000.[3]

The hospital was the first psychiatric facility to be funded under a private finance initiative scheme in Scotland. It was built and managed by Robertson Group, with NHS Highland repaying for the cost over a 25-year contract.[1] Under the PFI arrangement the facility cost £16.5 million to build but the total cost that NHS Highland is expected to bear is estimated at £106 million.[4][5]

References
  1. "New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital PFI, Inverness". Robertson Group. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. "New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital". NHS Highland. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
  3. "A look at Craig Dunain's 150 years of history". Press and Journal (Scotland). 8 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. "Warning over 'shameful' PFI leases lasting generations". BBC News. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  5. Sweeney, Val (27 September 2011). "Controversial finance scheme back in spotlight". Inverness Courier. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
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