Noble’s Hospital

The hospital entrance in 2006

Noble’s Hospital, the only hospital on the Isle of Man,[1] is run by the Department of Health of the Isle of Man Government.

History

In 1947 the hospital had 137 beds with an average occupancy of 122 patients. The Cubbon Wing, for chronically sick patients, financed by the estate of the late Thomas Cubbon, was added in 1951. A new Nurses' Home was built in 1953. At the end of 1955, there was a waiting list for admission of 279 patients. Some patients had to be transferred to the White Hoe.[2]

New location

The hospital relocated in 2003 from its previous location at Westmoreland Road into a new building constructed on a greenfield site at the outskirts of the main town of Douglas.[3]

Facilities

There are 20 wards with 314 beds. Tertiary services are handled by NHS trusts in the North West of England. The pharmacy budget, which also covers Ramsey and District Cottage Hospital, Mental Health Services, Hospice Isle of Man, Community Nursing, Chiropody, Family Planning, Dental Clinics and the School Health Advisors is £2,500,000

It has been using the Medway patient administration system provided by System C since 2015. It has an electronic document management system with more than 100,000 records. The electronic record system extends to mental health, community, GP and social care services. It is intended to remove paper records by the end of 2018.[4]

In 2014 the West Midlands Quality Review Service found that the critical care department was underperforming with a "culture of blame".[5]

The hospital has a Patient Experience and Quality Committee with 12 members which has led initiatives in raising awareness about the importance of hydration, patient safety, and infection control.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Noble's Hospital". Isle of Man Government. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Gellion, Donald (2008). Birth of a Service. Isle of Man. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Nobles Hospital, Braddan www.hospitalmanagement.net Retrieved 12 May 2018
  4. ↑ "Isle of Man hospital aims to be paperless by 2018". Digital Health. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Isle of Man hospital 'not meeting standards'". BBC News. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Work of patient and public representatives at Noble's Hospital celebrated". Isle of Man.com. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

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