Glenside, Bristol

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Glenside is the Faculty of Health and Social Care campus at the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol. It is located on Blackberry Hill in the suburb of Fishponds. gbmapping|ST625763.

Stanley Spencer worked as a medical orderly at the Beaufort Hospital (Glenside) from 1915-16.

Schools

The Faculty of Health & Social Care includes the following schools:
*School of Adult Nursing
*School of Allied Health Professions
*School of Health, Community and Policy Studies
*School of Maternal and Child Health
*School of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities

Courses

It is one of the largest faculties of its kind in the UK offering full- and part-time courses at all levels, from BSc and Diploma courses to MSc and PhD, plus a wide range of continuing education, in the areas of Midwifery, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Radiography, Social Work and other health-related professions. Many students undertake placements as part of their course in settings within the [http://www.agwsha.nhs.uk/ Avon, Gloucestershire & Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority] area and in some case throughout the southwest of England.

Facilities

The campus provides a range of facilities including:
*Student One Stop Shop
*Library
*Interprofessional Simulation Suite
*Human Analysis Laboratory (HAL)
*Imaging Suite
*Nursing Skills Simulation Suite
*Information Technology suites
*Learning Technologies Technical Unit
*Catering Services

History

The Faculty of Health and Social Care was created in 1996 when the former Avon and Gloucestershire College of Health and Bath and Swindon College of Health Studies joined with the existing Faculty of Health and Community Studies at UWE.

Museum

:"For main article see Glenside Museum."Glenside Museum is situated within the Glenside Campus. The museum, founded by Dr Donal F. Early used to be situated in the balcony of the canteen, but has since re-located to the Glenside Chapel. The chapel is a grade 2 listed building. The museums collection consists of a wide range of paraphernalia and images from the life of Glenside and of the local Learning Disability Hospitals of the Stoke Park Group and the Burden Neurological Institution.The museum charges no entrance fee, but depends on donations from the public. The museum currently opens every Wednesday 10am-12pm and Saturdays 10am-12pm, group visits can be arranged.

Research

The faculty is establishing a reputation for research of international quality in a range of areas based on research centres:
*Centre for Public Health Research
*Centre for Clinical and Health Services Research
*Centre for Learning and Workforce Research

In addition, the Faculty hosts both the whole systems action research group Centre for Social and Organisational Learning as Action Research (SOLAR) and the Centre for Local Democracy which is a multi Faculty research centre of the University.

Buildings

The buildings are on the site of the old Glenside Hospital (previously know as Beaufort Hospital) which includes several grade II listed buildings dating back to 1861 and built by Henry Crisp:
* (IoEentry|378964|Top Lodge at Images of England)
* (IoEentry|378965|Glenside Hospital at Images of England)
* (IoEentry|378966|Glenside Hospital Chapel at Images of England) (now a museum)
* (IoEentry|378967|Glenside Hospital Lower Lodge at Images of England)
* (IoEentry|378968|Glenside Hospital, former isolation block at Images of England)

External links

* [http://www.uwe.ac.uk/hsc/ UWE Faculty of Health and Social Care]
*http://www.glensidemuseum.org.uk/ Glenside Museum website.