Broadmoor Hospital | |
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West London NHS Trust | |
Geography | |
Location | Crowthorne, Berkshire, England |
Coordinates | 51°22′09″N 00°46′43″W / 51.36917°N 0.77861°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | National Health Service |
Type | Psychiatric |
Services | |
Emergency department | No |
Beds | 284 |
History | |
Opened | 1863 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Broadmoor Hospital is a high-security psychiatric hospital in Crowthorne, Berkshire, England.
It is the oldest of England's three high-security psychiatric hospitals, the other two being Ashworth Hospital near Liverpool and Rampton Secure Hospital in Nottinghamshire. The hospital's catchment area consists of four National Health Service regions: London, Eastern, South East and South West. It is managed by the West London NHS Trust.