Plans to shut the mental health crisis block at Medway Maritime Hospital
have been approved.
The ageing 35-bed A Block at the Gillingham hospital is set to close
within 12 months, with provision being increased in Canterbury, Dartford and
Maidstone.
Kent County Council's NHS overview and scrutiny committee approved the
closure put forward by Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
(KMPT) yesterday.
It was told the number of inpatient beds will increase from 160 to 174,
with some of the money saved from A Block's closure being spent on increased
community services.
The decision follows
a public consultation last year into the way services should be provided
locally, which included specific concerns about the poor quality environment at
Medway's A Block and the need to find new accommodation as soon as possible.
This is an article i found on the Kent Online website about the closure of a mental health ward closing at the Medway maritime hospital in Gillingham.
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