Bristol Homeopathic Hospital was a hospital in the city of Bristol in southwest England, specialising in homeopathic treatments. The Hampton House building, designed by George Oatley, is a Grade II listed building.[1] Hampton House is now being used as the student health service for Bristol University, offering a range of services to the students of the university.[2]
History
The hospital was founded as a dispensary in 1832 and became a hospital in 1852.[3]
From 1925, the hospital was based in its own building, Hampton House,[1] in the Cotham area of Bristol. It joined the National Health Service in 1948. On 7 January 2013, the hospital moved operations from Cotham to the South Bristol Community Hospital.[4] In-patient services had been provided at Hampton House until 1986, when they were moved to the Bristol Eye Hospital, with out-patients continuing at Hampton House.[1][4]
Homeopathic services in the Bristol area were relocated to the Portland Centre for Integrative Medicine, described as "a new independent social enterprise."[6] In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, Bristol CCG revealed in 2015 that "there are currently no (NHS) contracts for homeopathy in place with the Portland Centre."[6]
The grounds of the old hospital are now used by Bristol University, housing its health service, counseling service and disabilities service, as well as its department of philosophy and multi-faith chaplaincy.[8]
