Northampton General Hospital

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Northampton General Hospital
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
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Northampton General Hospital
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Geography
Location Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates 52°14′10″N0°52′53″W / 52.2360°N 0.8813°W / 52.2360; -0.8813
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Type District General
Affiliated university University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
Services
Emergency department Yes Accident & Emergency
Beds700 [1]
History
Opened1744
Links
Website www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk
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Northampton General Hospital is a district general hospital in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. It is managed by the Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust.

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History

The hospital was established in a townhouse on George Row in 1744. [2] [3] After a fund-raising campaign led by Dr William Kerr, a purpose-built hospital designed by Mr A Saxton was built at Northampton Fields and opened in 1793. [2]

In October 2012, the Macmillan Haematology Unit, a multimillion-pound cancer facility, was opened by the Countess of Halifax, President of Macmillan Cancer Support. [4]

Performance

Four-hour target in the emergency department quarterly figures from NHS England Data from https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/ Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust A&E performance 2005-18.png
Four-hour target in the emergency department quarterly figures from NHS England Data from https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/

In October 2013 as a result of the Keogh Review the Trust was put into the highest risk category by the Care Quality Commission. [5]

On 27 March 2014 the Care Quality Commission published its report following an inspection of the trust. As well as identifying areas for improvement there were a number of positive findings. The trust was judged as good across all services for ‘caring’ and inspectors found that, in the main, the safety and effectiveness of services had been maintained, despite the overriding urgent care pressures. [6] On 24 October 2019 the Care Quality Commission published a report rating the hospital as "requires improvement" overall, with some areas "good". [7] [8] On 24 February 2023 the Care Quality Commission published another inspection report that rated the hospital the same as previously. [9]

In the news

Two series of BBC Three's Bizarre ER were filmed at the hospital in autumn 2009. [10]

An elderly man died in March 2018 while waiting to be seen by a consultant at the hospital's accident and emergency department: overcrowding at the department was blamed. [11]

Notable staff

Northampton has several bus stations outside, and it is served by the 9B 12 51 4 & 5 which are operated by Stagecoach Midlands. The VH1 is operated by the Cogenhoe parish council. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ Northampton General Hospital: Our Statistics
  2. 1 2 "Northampton General Hospital". Northamptonshire Heritage. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Our history". Northampton NHS Trust. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Countess of Halifax to officially open NGH haematology cancer unit". Northampton General Hospital. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "NHS Trusts put in risk categories - full list". Independent. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Chief Inspector of Hospitals publishes his findings on the Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust". Care Quality Commission. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Northampton General Hospital". Care Quality Commission. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "All inspections: Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust - Care Quality Commission". Care Quality Commission. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Northampton General Hospital". Care Quality Commission. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Bizarre E.R. crew to film at Northampton hospital". Northamptonshire Telegraph. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Northampton General Hospital: Man, 85, 'died due to overcrowding'". BBC. 9 March 2018.
  12. 1 2 Rogers, Sarah (2022). 'A Maker of Matrons'? A study of Eva Lückes's influence on a generation of nurse leaders:1880–1919' (Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Huddersfield, April 2022)
  13. ↑ Matrons Annual Letter, No.1, Matron's Annual Letter to Nurses, 1894–1916; RLHLH/N/7/2, No.1, May 1894, 9; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
  14. ↑ "Appointments". The Hospital . 11 (284): cxxxvii. 5 March 1892.
  15. ↑ "Provincial Nurse Training Schools, 1894". The Nursing Record . 13 (340): 228–232. 6 October 1894 – via www.rcn.org.
  16. ↑ Marion Neepe, Register of Probationers; RLHLH/N/1/1, 41; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
  17. ↑ "Northampton General Hospital (Stop E) – bustimes.org". bustimes.org. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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