Shotley Bridge Hospital

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.

Shotley Bridge Hospital
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Shotley Bridge Hospital
Shown in County Durham
Geography
LocationShotley Bridge, County Durham, England
Coordinates54.8692°N 1.8426°W / 54.8692; -1.8426
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeCommunity
History
Opened1912
Links
Websitewww.cddft.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in England

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. "Shotley Bridge Hospital". Shotley Bridge Village Trust. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. "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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