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St Bernard's Hospital, Hanwell
St Bernard's Hospital, also known as Hanwell Insane Asylum and the Hanwell Pauper and Lunatic Asylum, was an asylum built for the pauper insane, opening as the First Middlesex County Asylum in 1831. Some of the original buildings are now part of the headquarters for the West London Mental Health NHS Trust (WLMHT). Its first superintendent, Dr William Charles Ellis, was known in his lifetime for his pioneering work and his adherence to his "great principle of therapeutic employment". Sceptical contemporaries were amazed that such therapy speeded recovery at Hanwell. This greatly pleased the visiting Justices of the Peace as it reduced the long term cost of keeping each patient. Under the third superintendent John Conolly the institution became famous as the first large asylum to dispense with all mechanical restraints. The asylum is next to the village of Hanwell but parochially was in Southall (officially in the 1830s the northern precinct (chapelry) of Norwood). It is about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West London NHS Trust
West London NHS Trust is aNHS trustwhich provides mental and physical health services to the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham and Hounslow. It also provides some services on a national basis, including forensic and high-security services. The trust operates across several sites, including Broadmoor Hospital in Crowthorne and St Bernard's Hospital in Hanwell. History The trust was established as the West London Mental Health NHS Trust on 1 October 2000, and took its current name on 31 August 2018. * Middlesex County Asylum, Hanwell (1831–1889) *London County Asylum, Hanwell (1889–1917) *London County Mental Hospital (1918–1928) *Hanwell Mental Hospital (1929–1937) * St Bernard's Hospital (1938–1980) *Psychiatric Unit (1980–1992) – part of a re-organised complex of divisions on same site and called Ealing General Hospital with a central corporate body. *West London Mental Healthcare (NHS) Trust. (1992–1999) See: Statutory Instrument 1992 No. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
