Christchurch Hospital, Dorset

Christchurch Hospital
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Christchurch Hospital
Christchurch Hospital, Dorset is located in Dorset
Christchurch Hospital, Dorset
Location in Dorset
Geography
LocationChristchurch, Dorset, United Kingdom
Coordinates50°44′40.79″N 1°47′25.5″W / 50.7446639°N 1.790417°W / 50.7446639; -1.790417
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeSpecialised - rehabilitation
Services
Emergency departmentNo Accident & Emergency
History
Opened1882
Links
Websitewww.uhd.nhs.uk/hospitals-christchurch Edit this at Wikidata
ListsHospitals in the United Kingdom

Christchurch Hospital is run by the University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. It is located in Fairmile in Christchurch, Dorset, England. The hospital was managed by The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust until the merger with Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on 1 October 2020.

History

The hospital has its origins in a workhouse infirmary built in 1882.[1] New infirmary blocks were built at the north end of the site in 1913[1] and were used by the Red Cross during the First World War.[2] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 and, after the Royal Bournemouth Hospital opened in 1989,[3] the site was rationalised and part of the site was sold for housing in 1995.[4] It has subsequently developed as a centre for rehabilitation.[5] The Secretary of State for Health, Alan Milburn, awarded the hospital's stroke service Beacon status in 2000.[6] Various acute services were transferred from Christchurch Hospital to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in 2010.[7]

Services

An all-age rehabilitation service is available, though most patients are elderly. To support rehabilitation there are physiotherapy and occupational therapy facilities. There is a day hospital, a dermatology resource unit, rheumatology, and a Macmillan unit (palliative care).[8]

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See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Christchurch". Workhouses. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Memorial unveiled which pays tribute to the role of Christchurch Hospital during WWI". Dorset for You. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. ^ "21 Achievements over 21 years" (PDF). Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  4. ^ Newman, Sue (2009). Images of Christchurch. The Mill, Brimscombe Port, Stroud, Glos.: Tempus Publishing Limited. p. 61. ISBN 0-7524-1050-4.
  5. ^ "Christchurch Hospital". Care Quality Commission. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Christchurch Hospital". Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Hospital bosses blasted over Christchurch ward closure consultation". Bournemouth Echo. 9 December 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Hospital guide: Christchurch Hospital". Dr Foster. 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010.

Further reading

  • Lindner, Reinhard (1998). From a Workhouse with Infirmary to an NHS Hospital: Historical Study of the First 10 Years of Christchurch Hospital as an NHS Hospital. ISBN 0-9531830-0-9.