Newcastle General Hospital

Newcastle General Hospital
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Newcastle General Hospital
Location in Newcastle upon Tyne
Location in Tyne and Wear
Geography
Location Newcastle, England
Coordinates 54°58′34″N 1°38′42″W / 54.976°N 1.645°W / 54.976; -1.645Coordinates: 54°58′34″N 1°38′42″W / 54.976°N 1.645°W / 54.976; -1.645
Organisation
Care system NHS England
Hospital type Teaching
History
Founded 1870
Links
Website www.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk/index.aspx
Lists Hospitals in England

Newcastle General Hospital (NGH) was for many years the main hospital for the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and is managed by Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Accident and Emergency Department and Intensive Care closed on 16 November 2010. A walk-in centre for minor ailments and injuries remained on the site.[1]

History

The General Hospital was originally constructed as the infirmary for the Newcastle Union Workhouse in Newcastle upon Tyne.[2] Building began in 1868 and it opened in 1870.[3] In 1921 the administration of the Hospital was separated from the Workhouse and the name was changed to the Wingrove Hospital.[4] In 1948 the name was changed to the Newcastle General Hospital when it became part of the National Health Service.[5][6]

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reorganised the way it provided acute and tertiary health care in the city[7] and most of the acute services at the Hospital were moved to the Royal Victoria Infirmary and the Freeman Hospital between 2008 and 2010. The remaining land is being made available for commercial development,[8] the building of a science park (as part of the Newcastle Science City initiative)[9] and the further development of Newcastle University’s "Campus for Ageing and Vitality".[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Newcastle General Hospital closes its doors". BBC. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Newcastle upon Tyne". Workhouses. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Peter Higginbotham. "The Workhouse in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland". Workhouses.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  4. ↑ "The National Archives | Search the archives | Hospital Records| Details". Apps.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  5. ↑ "The History of Newcastle General Hospital" by George Hurrell, published by Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital Management Committee, 1967
  6. ↑ "Do the patients know they are in the workhouse", Margaret Young, North Magazine, February 1973 pp 26-27
  7. ↑ "Transforming the Newcastle Hospitals". Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  8. 1 2 "The Campus for Ageing and Vitality". Newcastle University. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "At the heart of a Science City". Newcastle University. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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