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Public consultation: Ruby Ward (August and September 2021)
The Government has promised to eradicate old-fashioned ‘dormitory-style' wards for mental health patients by 2024 and has given NHS organisations funds to help achieve this.
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) was given £12.65 million to replace its last remaining dormitory ward for mental health patients - Ruby Ward, which was based in Medway Maritime Hospital.
People were consulted on a proposal to relocate Ruby Ward from Medway Maritime Hospital to a new purpose-built unit on KMPT’s Maidstone site (adjacent to Maidstone Hospital).
A public consultation was held between 3 August and 21 September 2021.
Views shared were considered as part of the decision-making process.
More information is available via the links below:
The Government has promised to eradicate old-fashioned ‘dormitory-style' wards for mental health patients by 2024 and has given NHS organisations funds to help achieve this.
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) was given £12.65 million to replace its last remaining dormitory ward for mental health patients - Ruby Ward, which was based in Medway Maritime Hospital.
People were consulted on a proposal to relocate Ruby Ward from Medway Maritime Hospital to a new purpose-built unit on KMPT’s Maidstone site (adjacent to Maidstone Hospital).
A public consultation was held between 3 August and 21 September 2021.
Views shared were considered as part of the decision-making process.
More information is available via the links below:
