Maud Hospital was a small hospital in Peterhead

Peterhead

Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement , with a population of 17,947 at the 2001 Census and estimated to have fallen to 17,330 by 2006....

, Scotland

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, providing psychogeriatric services.

It was previously known as Buchan Combination Poorhouse and Maud Home and was founded in 1867.

Closure

In August 2005 Aberdeenshire Community Health Partnership issued a consultation document on Older People’s Services, Maternity Services and Diagnostic and Treatment Services which includes several proposals for reorganisation of services in these areas. Maud Hospital closed in October 2008.

External links

• Buchan Combination, Aberdeenshire