Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Encyclopedia
The Royal Edinburgh Hospital is a psychiatric hospital
in Edinburgh
, Scotland
. It is operated by the Primary and Community Division of NHS Lothian. It is situated in Morningside Place.
, following the death of Robert Fergusson
, a Scottish poet who died in 1774 following mental health
problems caused by a head injury
. Duncan wished to establish a hospital where the mentally ill could be humanely looked after. The Hospital first opened in the early 19th century, following fundraising efforts by Duncan, and monies gifted by the British Parliament.
Today the hospital is the main mental health hospital for the Lothian
region, and has treatment services for alcohol and drug addiction.
In 2005, NHS Lothian announced plans for a redevelopment of the Royal Edinburgh Hospital site, which would see a new modern hospital built in the grounds.
(1864-1922).
and remains here permanently.
Psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, are hospitals specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders. Psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their size and grading. Some hospitals may specialise only in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients...
in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is operated by the Primary and Community Division of NHS Lothian. It is situated in Morningside Place.
Overview
The Royal Edinburgh Hospital was first established by Doctor Andrew DuncanAndrew Duncan (doctor)
Andrew Duncan FRSE FRCPE FSA was a Scottish physician. He was born at Pinkerton, by St Andrews, in Fife, and educated nearby at the University of St Andrews...
, following the death of Robert Fergusson
Robert Fergusson
Robert Fergusson was a Scottish poet. After formal education at the University of St Andrews, Fergusson followed an essentially bohemian life course in Edinburgh, the city of his birth, then at the height of intellectual and cultural ferment as part of the Scottish enlightenment...
, a Scottish poet who died in 1774 following 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...
problems caused by a head injury
Head injury
Head injury refers to trauma of the head. This may or may not include injury to the brain. However, the terms traumatic brain injury and head injury are often used interchangeably in medical literature....
. Duncan wished to establish a hospital where the mentally ill could be humanely looked after. The Hospital first opened in the early 19th century, following fundraising efforts by Duncan, and monies gifted by the British Parliament.
Today the hospital is the main mental health hospital for the Lothian
Lothian
Lothian forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills....
region, and has treatment services for alcohol and drug addiction.
In 2005, NHS Lothian announced plans for a redevelopment of the Royal Edinburgh Hospital site, which would see a new modern hospital built in the grounds.
Rivers Centre
The Rivers Centre is a clinic, established in 1997, for the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It was set up in memory of the pioneering psychiatrist William RiversW. H. R. Rivers
William Halse Rivers Rivers, FRCP, FRS, was an English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist and psychiatrist, best known for his work with shell-shocked soldiers during World War I. Rivers' most famous patient was the poet Siegfried Sassoon...
(1864-1922).
Sculpture
The 15 tonne granite work Abraham was carved in the grounds of the hospital in 1982 by sculptor Ronald RaeRonald Rae
Ronald Rae is a British sculptor born in Ayr, Scotland, in 1946. Works, by hand, in granite. His largest work to date is the 20 tonne Lion of Scotland. Solo exhibitions include Regents Park, London and Holyrood Park, Edinburgh...
and remains here permanently.