Princess of Wales Hospital, Ely

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Princess of Wales Hospital
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
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Princess of Wales Hospital
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Location in Cambridgeshire
Geography
Location Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Coordinates 52°24′48″N0°16′32″E / 52.4132°N 0.2755°E / 52.4132; 0.2755
Organisation
Care system NHS
Type Community
History
Opened1939
Links
Website www.cpft.nhs.uk

The Princess of Wales Hospital is a healthcare facility in Ely, Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.

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History

The facility was established as the Royal Air Force Hospital Ely in 1939. [1] It treated military casualties during the Second World War. [2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and, following a visit by the Princess of Wales in 1987, it was renamed the Princess of Wales Royal Air Force Hospital. [2] Despite a decision by the Royal Air Force to close the facility in 1992, it was saved from closure as a result of pressure from Action for a Community Hospital in Ely, a local pressure group. [3] It was subsequently managed on a civilian basis and renamed the Princess of Wales Hospital. [4]

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References

  1. Lane, Joan (2001). A Social History of Medicine: Health, Healing and Disease in England, 1750-1950. Routledge. p. 183. ISBN   978-0415200370.
  2. 1 2 "It's coming home". Spotted in Ely. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  3. "NHS bosses unveil beginnings of master plan to re-develop Princess of Wales Hospital, Ely - a decision warmly welcomed". Ely Standard. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. "Princess of Wales Hospital, Ely". National Archives. Retrieved 26 December 2019.