Northgate Hospital
Encyclopedia
Northgate Hospital is an NHS
hospital
which specialises in mental health
care. It is located in Great Yarmouth
, Norfolk
, England
and is managed under the James Paget Hospital
NHS Trust and the Norfolk & Waveney Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. It provides an outpatients service, psychiatric wards and a GP referral centre. Nearby is the old Escort Hospital which is now mostly abandoned although there are podiatry
services and GP offices on the site. A new acute ward was built in 2004 which serves mental patients in the Great Yarmouth area.
National Health Service (England)
The National Health Service or NHS is the publicly funded healthcare system in England. It is both the largest and oldest single-payer healthcare system in the world. It is able to function in the way that it does because it is primarily funded through the general taxation system, similar to how...
hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
which specialises in mental health
Mental health
Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
care. It is located in Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is at the mouth of the River Yare, east of Norwich.It has been a seaside resort since 1760, and is the gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the sea...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and is managed under the James Paget Hospital
James Paget Hospital
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is located at Gorleston, Norfolk on the A12 road Lowestoft Road. It serves a population of around 220,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney area. The hospital is named after Sir James Paget...
NHS Trust and the Norfolk & Waveney Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. It provides an outpatients service, psychiatric wards and a GP referral centre. Nearby is the old Escort Hospital which is now mostly abandoned although there are podiatry
Podiatry
Podiatry is a branch of medicine devoted to the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, and lower leg. The term podiatry came into use first in the early 20th century United States, where it now denotes a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine , a specialist who is qualified by their...
services and GP offices on the site. A new acute ward was built in 2004 which serves mental patients in the Great Yarmouth area.