Queen's Hospital

Queen's Hospital
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Shown in Havering
Geography
Location Romford, London, England
Organisation
Care system NHS England
Hospital type District General
Affiliated university
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds 939
Helipad Yes
History
Founded October 2006
(replaced Harold Wood, Oldchurch, Rush Green and St George's Hospital, Hornchurch)
Links
Website http://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/

Queen's Hospital is a hospital in Romford, London. It was built on the site of the former Oldchurch Park, a short distance south of the town centre. It is managed by the Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

History

The hospital was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract to replace Harold Wood Hospital, Oldchurch Hospital, Rush Green Hospital and St George's Hospital, Havering in 2004. The hospital, which was designed by the Building Design Partnership and built by Bovis Lend Lease at a cost of £312 million,[1] opened in October 2006.[2]

Facilities

The hospital comprises four connected large circular buildings and a one-level building. There are five floors in the facility:[3]

Performance

In July 2013 the Care Quality Commission issued a formal warning about the hospital, particularly for the accident and emergency department.[4] In March 2017, after receiving a positive review from the care quality commission, the hospital was taken out of special measures and praised by the commission for its work in a number of areas. [5]

Location and transport

The hospital is located on Rom Valley Way, RM7 0AG, near to the now demolished Romford Ice Arena and Romford town centre. London Buses routes 5, 128, 175, 193, 365, 496, 498 and 499 serve the hospital.[6] The nearest railway station is Romford, with mainline services to London Liverpool Street and East Anglia, and the nearest London Underground station is Elm Park, served by the District line.[7]

Patient entertainment

The hospital has an in-house hospital radio station operated by Bedrock.[8] The service is free of charge to the in-patients. Bedrock previously served Oldchurch Hospital and Harold Wood Hospital until the new Queen's Hospital opened in 2006. Hospital Radio in Havering has been operating since 14 February 1964.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Queen's Hospital, Romford, Essex, United Kingdom". Healthcare Design. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "New Romford Hospital". RIBA. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Site Map". Queen's Hospital. Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Richard Gray (10 July 2013). "A&E patients forced to wait more than 14 hours at struggling hospital". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  5. ↑ Ralph Blackburn (7 March 2017). "Queen's hospital trust out of special measures". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  6. ↑ Bus routes serving Queen's Hospital - Transport for London. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Bedrock". Charity Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Celebrating 50 years of Hospital Radio in Havering in 2014". Bedrock Radio. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2018.

Coordinates: 51°34′09″N 0°10′44″E / 51.5691°N 0.1789°E / 51.5691; 0.1789

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