Northwood and Pinner Cottage Hospital

Northwood and Pinner Cottage Hospital
Northwood and Pinner Cottage Hospital
	Northwood and Pinner Cottage Hospital
	Location within Hillingdon
Geography
Location	Northwood, London, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates	Coordinates: 51°36′14″N0°24′50″W / 51.6039°N 0.4138°W
Organisation
Care system	NHS England
History
Founded	1920
Closed	2008
Links
Lists	Hospitals in England

Last updated April 28, 2019

Northwood and Pinner Cottage Hospital was built as a war memorial in Northwood, London.

Northwood is an area in the north-west of Greater London, England. It is located within the London Borough of Hillingdon and the historic county of Middlesex, on the border with Hertfordshire, and is 14.5 miles (23.3 km) from Charing Cross.

History

The hospital was created as a memorial to those who had died in the First World War and was opened in a small building at the corner of Green Lane and Hallowell Road by Margaret Lloyd George in 1920.^[1] It moved to a purpose-built facility in Pinner Road in December 1924.^[1] An extension was opened by the Countess of Harewood in 1930.^[1] It joined the National Health Service as the Northwood, Pinner and District Hospital in 1948.^[1]

World War I 1914–1918 global war originating in Europe

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Dame Margaret Lloyd George was the wife of British statesman David Lloyd George from 1888 until her death in 1941.

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At the end of 1983 it was the site of a workers occupation aiming to keep the hospital open. This was followed by a successful Judicial Review of the decision by Hillingdon District Health Authority to close it ^[2]

The hospital closed in 2008 after the Hillingdon Primary Care Trust stated it had become too costly to maintain. In 2010 the trust announced the hospital would remain empty for another four years while funding was used to improve services in other areas of the London Borough of Hillingdon.^[3] In 2011 the trust said the hospital could remain closed for a further ten years.^[4] A potential option of selling the hospital by September 2012 was referred to in the minutes of a budget meeting of NHS Hillingdon.^[5]

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References

1 2 3 4 "Northwood and Pinner Hospital". Lost Hospital of London. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
↑ "The South London Women's Hospital Occupation 1984-85". Past tense. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
↑ Matti, Siba (22 June 2010). "Northwood and Pinner Cottage Hospital to remain closed for further four years". Uxbridge Gazette. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
↑ Matti, Siba (17 May 2011). "Hospital set to 'wither' for next decade". Uxbridge Gazette. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
↑ Coombes, Jenny (14 March 2012). "Plans to sell off Northwood and Pinner Cottage Hospital spark outcry". Uxbridge Gazette. Retrieved 15 March 2012.

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[lost-1] 1 2 3 4 "Northwood and Pinner Hospital". Lost Hospital of London. Retrieved 13 April 2014.

[2] "The South London Women's Hospital Occupation 1984-85". Past tense. Retrieved 7 April 2014.

[3] Matti, Siba (22 June 2010). "Northwood and Pinner Cottage Hospital to remain closed for further four years". Uxbridge Gazette. Retrieved 13 May 2011.

[4] Matti, Siba (17 May 2011). "Hospital set to 'wither' for next decade". Uxbridge Gazette. Retrieved 26 May 2011.

[5] Coombes, Jenny (14 March 2012). "Plans to sell off Northwood and Pinner Cottage Hospital spark outcry". Uxbridge Gazette. Retrieved 15 March 2012.