Peterborough City Hospital

Peterborough City Hospital
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Peterborough City Hospital
Location within Cambridgeshire
Geography
Location	Bretton Gate, Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
Organisation
Care system	National Health Service
Type	District general
Services
Emergency department	Yes Accident & Emergency
Links
Website	www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/our-hospitals/peterborough-city-hospital/
Lists	Hospitals in England

Peterborough City Hospital is a modern, purpose-built hospital on the Edith Cavell Healthcare Campus serving the city of Peterborough, north Cambridgeshire, areas of east Northamptonshire, areas of south Lincolnshire and Rutland. It is managed by North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.

History

The hospital was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in 2007 to replace Peterborough District Hospital and the Edith Cavell Hospital. It was designed by Nightingale Associates and built on the site of the Edith Cavell Hospital by Multiplex at a cost of £340 million and opened to patients in November 2010. ^[1] The official opening was carried out by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in November 2012. ^[2] In same month, the National Audit Office reported that the Trust board's poor financial management and procurement of the scheme, which had been unaffordable, had left the Trust in a critical financial position. ^[3]

Facilities

The bed hospital has a Cancer Centre, Cardiology Centre, a Women's and Children's Unit and Adult and Paediatric Emergency Centres. It features 4-bedded 'cruciform wards’ which creates a large personal space around each bed and maximises the availability of daylight. It opened with 611 beds. ^[4] The British Red Cross provides support services to help avoid admissions or speed up discharge from the hospital. ^[5]

See also

• Healthcare in Cambridgeshire
• List of hospitals in England
• Shelf (sexual health service), Peterborough

References

1. "Multiplex preferred bidder at Peterborough hospital PFI". Building. 11 March 2005. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
2. "Royal visit: William and Kate to open City Hospital". Peterborough Today. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
3. "Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust". National Audit Office. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
4. "Peterborough City Hospital Opens". Nightingale Associates. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
5. "The voluntary sector provides winter pressure relief". Health Services Journal. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

External links

• Official website

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