Parkwood Mental Health Hospital
England · Hospital · September 2020
- Country
- England
- Type
- Hospital
- Published
- September 2020
- Contributor
- UrbandonedTeam
- Images
- 17 photographs
History
An old photo of the complex in use.
The oldest news on the property was a report carried out on the deaths of 18 patients between 1999 and 2001, stating that 'there was a lack of proper management and a culture of denial, in that staff refused to accept there was a problem. No one has been disciplined at the unit but the management team has been replaced.' Situated on the Blackpool Victoria Hospital site, it wasn't originally built to provide mental health services, and was described as 'not fit for purpose' before it closed. In 2006, plans were put forward for a 'super hospital,' 'The Harbour,' to be built in Blackpool which would replace the ageing Parkwood unit. The existing wards were poorly managed and in a 2012 CQC report, various other failings were highlighted, especially at a female-only ward. It was later revealed that 44 beds had been lost in 12 months, with the remainder closing in 2015 once 'The Harbour' opened.
The building consists of private rooms, multiple activity related treatment spaces and 4 wards: Balmoral, Conway and Warick.
Here is the activity room, which would be a safe and probably observed place for patients.
A patient's bedroom.
A reception desk.
The entrance to the Restart and Recovery centre.
Gymnasium.
Canteen.
Boardroom.
Some clothing left in a locker room.
There were many smaller wards and clinical rooms, sadly with nothing inside them other than the furnishings.
