Christchurch Hospital, Dorset

Christchurch Hospital
Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Christchurch Hospital
Location in Dorset
Geography
Location Christchurch, Dorset, United Kingdom
Coordinates 50°44′40.79″N 1°47′25.5″W / 50.7446639°N 1.790417°W / 50.7446639; -1.790417Coordinates: 50°44′40.79″N 1°47′25.5″W / 50.7446639°N 1.790417°W / 50.7446639; -1.790417
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Hospital type Specialised - rehabilitation
Services
Emergency department No Accident & Emergency
History
Founded 1882
Links
Website http://www.rbch.nhs.uk
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Christchurch Hospital is part of the Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It is located in Fairmile in Christchurch, Dorset, England.

History

The hospital has its origins in a workhouse infirmary built in 1882.[1] New infirmary blocks were built at the north end of the site in 1913[1] and were used by the Red Cross during the First World War.[2] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 and, after the Royal Bournemouth Hospital opened in 1989,[3] the site was rationalised and part of the site was sold for housing in 1995.[4] It has subsequently developed as a centre for rehabilitation.[5] The Secretary of State for Health, Alan Milburn, awarded the hospital's stroke service Beacon status in 2000.[6] Various acute services were transferred from Christchurch Hospital to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in 2010.[7]

Services

An all-age rehabilitation service is available, though most patients are elderly. To support rehabilitation there are physiotherapy and occupational therapy facilities. There is a day hospital, a dermatology resource unit, rheumatology, and a Macmillan unit (palliative care).[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Christchurch". Workhouses. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Memorial unveiled which pays tribute to the role of Christchurch Hospital during WWI". Dorset for You. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "21 Achievements over 21 years" (PDF). Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Newman, Sue (2009). Images of Christchurch. The Mill, Brimscombe Port, Stroud, Glos.: Tempus Publishing Limited. p. 61. ISBN 0-7524-1050-4.
  5. ↑ "Christchurch Hospital". Care Quality Commission. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Christchurch Hospital". Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Hospital bosses blasted over Christchurch ward closure consultation". Bournemouth Echo. 9 December 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Hospital guide: Christchurch Hospital". Dr Foster. 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-19.

Further reading

  • Lindner, Reinhard (1998). From a Workhouse with Infirmary to an NHS Hospital: Historical Study of the First 10 Years of Christchurch Hospital as an NHS Hospital. ISBN 0-9531830-0-9.
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