Billinge Hospital

Infobox Hospital
Name = Billinge Hospital
Org/Group = 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Trust


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Location = Higher End,
Region = Wigan, Greater Manchester
State = England
Country = UK
HealthCare = NHS
Type =
Speciality = Mental Health
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Emergency = No
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Founded = 1837
Closed =
Website = http://www.5boroughspartnership.nhs.uk/txt_page.asp?sitemap_id=43
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Billinge Hospital is a National Health Service facility in the Billinge Higher End district of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, operated by the 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Trust.

Current facilities

The hospital offers the following facilities:

*Beacon Day Hospital - Assessment and Day Care for the elderly mentally ill.
*Children & Learning Disabilities
*Clinical/Counselling Psychology Department for Adults

History

Billinge Hospital was originally founded in 1837 as a Wigan Poor Law Union hospital and workhouse. [ cite web
url=http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/lancs/Wigan_workhouse.htm |title= Rossbret Institutions Website - Wigan Workhouse ] Mental Health services are still available

Opened in 1968, Billinge Maternity Hospital served as the maternity facility for the surrounding areas, including much of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, [ [http://www.wigan.gov.uk/Services/CommunityLiving/Townships/Orrell/ Orrell, Billinge, Winstanley Township] , wigan.gov.uk. URL accessed February 19, 2007.] [ [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/cm060125/text/60125w32.htm External Consultants] , House of Commons Hansard Written Answers, January 25, 2006. URL accessed February 19, 2007.] parts of the Metropolitan Borough of St.Helens and parts of the District of West Lancashire .

In June 2004, the maternity hospital was closed and maternity facilities were transferred to other units at hospitals in surrounding districts. Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust, who administered at Billinge Maternity Hospital, were transferred to a new maternity unit at the .

In March 2007, demolition work on the maternity hospital building commenced. As of May 2007, only a small section of the maternity unit is left standing.

Notable individuals

These people were born at Billinge Hospital:
*The Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft
*Norwich footballer Lee Croft
*England cricketer (bowler) Angus Fraser
*Former "Hollyoaks" actor Barry Foy
*Derby County footballer Andy Griffin
*Everton footballer Leon Osman
*"Hollyoaks" actress Carley Stenson

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