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Hospital

Mental Health Services of Salford

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Lancashire County Mental Hospital (by 1929 - 1948)
Prestwich Asylum
Prestwich Hospital (1949 - 1994)
Address
Bury New Road, Prestwich, M25 7BL
Current Trust
Mental Health Services of Salford NHS Trust (since 1994)
Foundation Year
1851
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Manchester
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Prestwich
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North Western
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North Western
District Authority (1974-1982)
Salford (Teaching)
District Authority (Post-1982)
Salford
Pre-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1996 County
Lancashire

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: Lancashire Asylums Board.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Pre-1948 information
MNT: Mental illness.
Post-1948
Mental
Post-1948 information
MNT: Mental illness.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Greater Manchester County Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1851 - 1973
    Staff
    1872 - 1952
    Admission
    1851 - 1973
    Clinical
    1851 - 1960

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Nursing records, NRA Accessions to Repositories 2006

  • Lancashire Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1847 - 1948
    General
    1847 - 1948
    Finance
    1851 - 1891
    Staff
    1880 - 1894
    Admission
    1851 - 1909
    Clinical
    1838 - 1904
    Ephemera
    1862 - 1891

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    AR: Local ref: QAM/6.
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.

  • Mental Health Services of Salford NHS Trust (formerly Prestwich Hospital)

    Record types

    Administrative
    1850 - 1970
    General
    1889 - 1964
    Finance
    1850 - 1964
    Nursing
    1874 - 1952
    Staff
    1910 - 1952
    Admission
    1864 - 1970
    Clinical
    1850 - 1960
    Ephemera
    1905 - 1905
    Other
    1884 - 1964

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.