Moorside unit

The Moorside unit holds adult and older adult  inpatient facilities and is located in Urmston in Trafford. We accept referrals from Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) or via GMMH Liaison team based within A&E departments at Trafford General Hospital. The service users on the unit are either informal or sectioned. The staff on the unit offer service users and their carer’s information about mental health, recovery and the choices and resources available to them.

The Moorside unit is also the location for many of our consultant led outpatient clinics. Each team has various days and times allocated weekly for clinic appointments which will allow most people the scope to choose a convenient time to attend around their current commitments. Often patients prefer to bring somebody along to their appointment for support. If, on receipt of the confirmation letter, an appointment needs to be altered or cancelled for any reason, contact Reception by telephone and we will rearrange it to a more convenient date. The staff in Reception are also happy to help with any queries that arise during your visit.

Wards at the Moorside unit include the following:  

Name	Description	Contact number
Bollin Ward	10 bed mixed sex ward for older people who are suffering from a functional illness, for example bipolar disorder, schizophrenia. Treatments include a variety of therapeutic interventions.	0161 357 1348
Brook Ward	22 bed adult male only ward that supports people in the acute phases of their mental illness.	0161 357 1346
Greenway Ward	11 bed mixed sex ward for older people suffering from dementia. The ward supports patients and their carers during admission and to maximise their life potential, to plan and deliver care.	0161 357 1349
Irwell Ward	6 bed psychiatric intensive care unit.	0161 357 1347
Medlock Ward	21 bed adult female only ward that supports service users with their mental illness.	0161 357 1345