Leanchoil Hospital - Forres

St Leonards Road
Forres
IV36 2RF
Telephone: 01309 672284
Fax No:  01309 673935

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Leanchoil Hospital was built in 1892 to serve the population of Forres and the surrounding area.  It is supported by the General Practitioners from the local GP Practices - Forres Health Centre and Castlehill Health Centre. 

The hospital has 23 beds providing medical care, rehabilitation, assessment, palliative/terminal care, convalescence and respite care. Most of the beds are in 6 bedded rooms, but the hospital has 4 single and 2 twin bedded rooms and a palliative care suite. There is also a minor injuries/casualty department.

Leanchoil hospital has an out patient clinic suite and hosts a number of clinics including:

• General Medicine
• General Surgery
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Ophthalmology
• Dermatology
• Orthopaedics
• Diabetes (nurse led)
• Smoking Cessation (nurse led)
• Chronic Dressings (nurse led)
• Ante/Post natal (midwife led)
• Falls prevention (physiotherapy led)

Other Services available within the hospital include:

• Occupational Therapy
• Physiotherapy
• Speech and Language Therapy
• Podiatry
• Dietetics
• Pharmacy
• X-ray

The community district nursing team for the Forres area are based at Leanchoil Hospital. In addition, the local care manager and social services team is based at the hospital. Mental health services have an out reach service based on site, and the local Quarriers Epilepsy Worker has an office on site.