A hospital in Leigh has been transformed to create extra beds for mental health patients. The mental health inpatient unit based in Leigh that treats adults living with conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe depression and dementia.
Staff at the unit, run by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, work closely with different health and social care organisations to make sure that physical health, housing, finances, social care and other social needs are also met. Prior to the recent developments, analysis of admissions and discharge data by GMMH found that the capacity of the wards within the unit did not fully meet the needs of the local community.
It found that there were more beds for older patients than needed, and not enough for working age adults.
