Worthing Hospital

Worthing Hospital is a medium-sized District General Hospital (DGH) located in Worthing, West Sussex, England. It is managed by Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Worthing Hospital
Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Worthing Hospital
Shown in West Sussex
Geography
LocationWorthing, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates50.8168°N 0.3643°W / 50.8168; -0.3643
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeDistrict General
Services
Emergency departmentYes Accident & Emergency
Bedsapprox 500
History
Opened1829
Links
Websitewww.westernsussexhospitals.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in England

History

Worthing's first hospital was a dispensary created in 1829 in Ann Street.[1] A new dispensary was set up in 1845 in Chapel Road, which when enlarged in 1860 became known as the Worthing Infirmary and Dispensary.[1] The Worthing Infirmary and Dispensary moved to the current site in Lyndhurst Road in 1882 and was given the name Worthing Hospital in 1902.[1] The new East Wing was opened by Princess Anne in 1998.[2]

After concerns were raised that the hospital could lose some of its services, a series of marches and protest events were held in both Worthing and Chichester against the plans to downsize facilities.[3] In May 2008, the West Sussex Primary Care Trust Board recommended that Worthing Hospital be the 'major general hospital' for West Sussex and that St Richard's Hospital in Chichester be downgraded.[4]

In 2016 Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WSHFT) was rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).[5]

Marianne Griffiths, the Chief Executive, was named chief executive of the year at the Health Service Journal awards in November 2016,[6] and the top chief executive 2018[7] and again in 2019.[8]

In 2019 Marianne Griffiths was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[9]

See also

References
  1. Baggs, A P; Currie, C R J; Elrington, C R; Keeling, S M; Rowland, A M (1980). "'Worthing: Local government and public services', in A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1, Bramber Rape (Southern Part), ed. T P Hudson". London: British History Online. pp. 114–119. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  2. "Anne's hectic day in Sussex". The Augus. 20 May 1998. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  3. "Worthing Hospital Saved: Timeline". Worthing Herald. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  4. "Worthing hospital main centre reaction". The Augus. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  5. Moore, Alison. "'Outstanding' trust's chief reveals turning point". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  6. "'Selfless and devoted' leader named chief executive of the year". www.chichester.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  7. "HSJ Top CEOs 2018". Health Service Journal Guides. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  8. Mclellan2019-03-25T04:32:00+00:00, Alastair. "Griffiths heads Top 50 chief executives ranking for second year". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  9. "New Year Honours list 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
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