Shotley Bridge Hospital

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Shotley Bridge Hospital
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
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Shotley Bridge Hospital
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Shotley Bridge Hospital is located in County Durham
Shotley Bridge Hospital
Shown in County Durham
Geography
LocationShotley Bridge, County Durham, England
Coordinates54°52′09″N 1°50′33″W / 54.8692°N 1.8426°W / 54.8692; -1.8426Coordinates: 54°52′09″N 1°50′33″W / 54.8692°N 1.8426°W / 54.8692; -1.8426
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeCommunity
History
Opened1912
Links
Websitewww.cddft.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in England

Shotley Bridge Hospital is a healthcare facility in Shotley Bridge, County Durham, England. It is managed by the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

History[]

The hospital originated with the acquisition of the Whinney House Estate in 1912.[1] The facility, which was originally designed by Newcombe and Newcombe as a tuberculosis hospital, opened in 1912.[1] It became a mental health facility known as the Shotley Bridge Mental Defectives Colony in 1927.[2] It served as the Shotley Bridge Emergency Hospital during the Second World War specialising in plastic surgery,[3][4] before joining the National Health Service as Shotley Bridge General Hospital in 1948.[2] Although it was once one of the largest hospitals in the Northern Region,[1] most primary care and acute services were transferred to the new University Hospital of North Durham in 2001. After this, most of the earlier buildings were demolished and it became a community hospital.[1] In April 2019 the trust announced a consultation on the possible transfer of clinical services to a smaller medical centre.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Shotley Bridge Hospital". Shotley Bridge Village Trust. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Shotley Bridge General Hospital, Consett". National Archives. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Shotley Bridge Hospital". Domesday Reloaded. BBC. 1986. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  4. ^ Bell, R C (July 1986). "A brief history of the plastic surgery unit based on shotley bridge general hospital". British Journal of Plastic Surgery. 39 (3): 422–431. doi:10.1016/0007-1226(86)90060-3. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Shotley Bridge Hospital's future in doubt". Northern Echo. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

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