About Glenfield Hospital – Leicester
Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, run by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, is a general acute hospital with eating disorders and Mental Health Act detention listed as specialisms alongside its broader children’s, long-term condition and rehabilitation services. It was rated Requires improvement overall, with Effective rated Good, in a report published 7 September 2026.
As a general teaching hospital, its behavioural health relevance is limited to these specific listed specialisms rather than a standalone dedicated service.
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Setting and Surroundings
A town setting near Leicester. The nearest town is Glenfield (population 10k), under a mile away.
Nearest named features
- Old John TowerHill · 3.4 miles
- Rutland WaterReservoir · 22 miles
- LakeLake · 27 miles
- Wardlow Hay CopMountain · 48 miles
Getting there
- East Midlands Airport (EMA)Airport · 14 miles
- Nottingham City Airport (NQT)Regional airport · 19 miles
Setting and distances are calculated from this facility’s coordinates against GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), OurAirports and Natural Earth. Distances are straight line, not driving distance.
Glenfield Hospital Treatment and Services
Glenfield Hospital’s primary role is general acute and specialist medical care rather than a dedicated eating disorder or mental health treatment programme, though eating disorders and Mental Health Act detention are listed among its specialisms. These capabilities support the hospital’s wider acute and children’s services.
Anyone specifically seeking eating disorder or mental health treatment would need to check with University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust whether a more specialist standalone service exists elsewhere within its network.
Levels of Care
Mental Health Disorders Treated
Counseling and Therapy
Specialized Programs
Glenfield Hospital Address, Location and Contact Information
Glenfield Hospital is on Groby Road, Leicester, LE3 9QP. You can reach the trust’s main switchboard on 0300 303 1573, and uhl-tr.nhs.uk sets out its full range of services.
Groby Road sits on the western edge of Leicester, with reasonable bus links across the city. As with most general acute hospitals, contact for specific services runs through standard NHS referral channels.
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Is Treatment at Glenfield Hospital Free?
As an NHS trust hospital, care at Glenfield Hospital is free at the point of use, funded through the NHS rather than charged privately. This holds across the hospital’s services, including its eating disorder and Mental Health Act-related specialisms.
Access runs through NHS referral rather than any fee structure. Which specific services run at this site is something the trust’s website, uhl-tr.nhs.uk, lays out.
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Glenfield Hospital – Leicester — Compiled From Public Records
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Glenfield Hospital Reviews and Ratings
Glenfield Hospital reviews, gathered from around the web and from RehabSeekers, largely reflect general acute and teaching hospital experience, given the hospital’s listed eating disorder and Mental Health Act specialisms sit alongside much broader services. Reviews here should be read with that context in mind.
Patients and families with experience of care here are welcome to share it, though anyone researching eating disorder or mental health treatment specifically may find more directly relevant services elsewhere in this directory.
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