Rothbury Community Hospital

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Rothbury Community Hospital
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Rothbury Community Hospital
Rothbury Community Hospital is located in Northumberland
Rothbury Community Hospital
Shown in Northumberland
Geography
LocationRothbury, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates55°18′24″N 1°54′50″W / 55.3068°N 1.9138°W / 55.3068; -1.9138Coordinates: 55°18′24″N 1°54′50″W / 55.3068°N 1.9138°W / 55.3068; -1.9138
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeCommunity Hospital
Services
Emergency departmentNo Accident & Emergency
History
Opened1905
Links
Websitewww.northumbria.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in England

Rothbury Community Hospital in Rothbury, Northumberland, England, is managed by the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

History[]

Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative), Rothbury's Member of Parliament, condemning the closure to inpatients of Rothbury Community Hospital in the House of Commons (9 March 2017)

The original facility was built as a private home known as Coquet House in 1872.[1] It was converted into the Coquetdale Cottage Hospital in 1905.[1] A maternity ward was added, as a lasting memorial to soldiers who died in the Second World War, in 1946.[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948[2] and the adjoining Hawthorn Cottage was acquired in 1956.[1] After Hawthorn Cottage had been converted into a physiotherapy department, it was officially reopened by Jimmy Savile in 1990.[1] After the old hospital became dilapidated, modern facilities were built in Whitton Bank Road and opened in 2007, by local GP, Dr. Angus Armstrong, and his son, TV presenter, Alexander Armstrong.[1][3] The new hospital closed to inpatients in September 2016[4] and in June 2019 the trust advised that a group was working on proposals for the future of remaining services at the hospital.[5] The closure caused controversy [6] and a local protest was established called Save Rothbury Cottage Hospital.[7][8] Rothbury's Member of Parliament, Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative) condemned the closure to inpatients in the House of Commoms on 9 March 2017.[9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Cottage Hospital". Rothbury.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Coquetdale Cottage Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. ^ Dr. Angus Armstrong and Mr. Alexander Armstrong (Plaque in Foyer). Rothbury Community Hospital. 2007.
  4. ^ "Ray of light for Rothbury community over closed inpatient beds". Northumberland Gazette. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Future of Rothbury hospital to be decided in the autumn following closure of beds two years ago". The Chronicle. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Ray of light for Rothbury community over closed inpatient beds". www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  7. ^ "Save Rothbury Cottage Hospital". Facebook. Retrieved 2021-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Graham, Hannah (2019-08-28). "Victory in sight in three-year battle to save rural hospital beds". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  9. ^ "Rothbury Community Hospital - Thursday 9 March 2017 - Hansard - UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  10. ^ "Parliamentlive.tv". parliamentlive.tv. Retrieved 2021-03-24.

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