Castleberg Hospital
Welcome
Castleberg Community Hospital is a 10/12 bedded inpatient unit located in Giggleswick, near Settle. The care we provide includes:
- Intermediate care
- Assessment and active rehabilitation
- Symptom control and palliative care
Our care is provided to all adult patients under the Airedale locality.
Therapy and Goals
At Castleberg Hospital, we have a therapy team of both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy staff.
They will discuss your therapy goals when you arrive and make a therapy plan with you to help you reach them. This will be shared with the MDT to support your progress.
Therapists will aim to see you as often as possible and ward staff will encourage you to engage in all daily routine and will support your therapy plan, we aim to make you feel more confident and able to do more when you leave us.
Contact Details:
Castleberg Hospital, Raines Road, Giggleswick, Settle. BD24 0BN
Tel: 01729 823515
Other information
Referrals
Patients can be referred either by their GP or community team or may be transferred from an acute hospital.
Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT)
Our MDT of dedicated staff are made up of:
- Elderly Care Consultants
- Community Advanced Clinical Practitioners
- Nurses
- Health Care Support Workers
- Occupational Therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Assistant Practitioners
- Mental Health Nurses
- Social Workers
What Patients need to bring:
In addition to personal toiletries, you should have the following clothes:
- Comfortable clothing and footwear/slippers
- Dressing gown and night clothes
- Underwear and continence aids as appropriate
- Outdoor coat
- Any assistive aids e.g. walking aids, hearing aids, glasses, pick up stick
It will be necessary to ask a relative/friend to take away your washing and replace it as needed.
Getting here
There are two train stations located near Castleberg Hospital: Settle and Giggleswick. Both are approximately one mile away.
For training information and times please visit National Rail .
Frequent bus services run from Skipton to Giggleswick. If you are coming from Skipton the number 580 (Settle) bus drops off at Giggleswick. The most up to date timetables and other bus information can be found on the Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire website.
We are situated approximately one mile from the A65 bypass towards Giggleswick. The hospital is clearly signposted once you get to Giggleswick.
Parking
There is free parking at the hospital; the car park is located at the front of the hospital reception which also has disabled access.
Visiting hours
Visiting hours are as follows:
11.00 am – 12 noon
1.00 pm – 5.00 pm
6.00 pm – 7.00 pm
Visiting guidelines are regularly reviewed in line with Government advice. There may be room for flexibility, please speak with a member of staff.
Important
Please note Castleberg Hospital is not an A & E Hospital Facility, the nearest A & E Hospital is Airedale at Steeton, BD20 6TD
