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New Douglas Bennett House (NDBH), a modern eight-ward inpatient facility for adults wards currently at Lambeth Hospital as well as the Eating Disorder and Neuropsychiatry Units currently at the Betlem Royal Hosptial. It will offer a modern imporived facility for service users to recover and staff to deliver the best care possible.
The Trust wanted to know what name would be the most meaningful to our staff and the communities we serve.
Following an extensive consultation with patients, carers, staff and members of the public a permanent name was agreed, New Douglas Bennett House. It recognised the heritage of the wards of Lambeth Hospital. To that end, the names of the Lambeth wards will not change.
The new building will replace a building that once stood on the site - Douglas Bennett House - named after Dr Douglas Bennett (1918-1997) a consultant psychiatrist at Maudsley Hospital, from 1962 until he retired he pioneered long-term care and rehabilitation services.