Queen's Hospital

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Queen's Hospital
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Shown in Havering
Geography
LocationRom Valley Way, Romford, London, England
Coordinates 51°34′09″N0°10′44″E / 51.5691°N 0.1789°E / 51.5691; 0.1789
Organisation
Care system National Health Service
Type General
Affiliated university
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds939
Helipad Yes
History
OpenedOctober 2006;17 years ago (2006-10)
Links
Website www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/queens-hospital OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Queen's Hospital is a large teaching hospital in Romford in the London Borough of Havering. It was built on the site of the former Oldchurch Park, a short distance south of the town centre. It is run by Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

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History

The hospital under construction in 2005 The new Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 26362.jpg
The hospital under construction in 2005

The hospital was procured under a private finance initiative (PFI) contract to replace Harold Wood Hospital, Oldchurch Hospital, Rush Green Hospital and St George's Hospital, Havering in 2004. It was designed by Jonathan Bailey Associates and built by Bovis Lend Lease at a cost of £312 million on Rom Valley Way, near the now demolished Romford Ice Arena. [1] [2] Construction was completed in October 2006. [3]

Facilities

The hospital comprises four, circular, five-storey buildings, connected and surrounded by a wider two-storey building. The ground and first floor levels generally consist of diagnostic treatment, whilst the upper levels consist of inpatient services and wards. Facilities include an accident and emergency (A&E) department, hyper-acute stroke unit (HASU), birthing centre, renal dialysis unit, specialist neuroscience centre, 16 operating theatres and a helipad. [4] [5]

Services

The hospital's A&E department treats around 150,000 patients every year. [6]

Performance

In July 2013 the Care Quality Commission issued a formal warning about the hospital, particularly for the accident and emergency department. [7] In March 2017, after receiving a positive review from the care quality commission, the hospital was taken out of special measures and praised by the commission for its work in a number of areas. [8]

Teaching

The hospital serves as a teaching hospital for medical students from the American University of the Caribbean and Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. [9] [10] The Leslie Oliver Oration is held annually. [11]

Transport

London Buses routes 5, 103, 128, 174, 175, 193, 294, 365, 496, 498 and 499 serve the hospital. [12] The nearest railway station is Romford, on the Great Eastern Main Line, the Elizabeth line and the Upminster branch of London Overground; the nearest London Underground station is Elm Park on the District line. [13]

Hospital Radio

Bedrock Radio is a registered charity broadcasting from the Cornwall Suite studios located within Queen's Hospital. [14]

In June 2022 Bedrock Radio introduced a ward radio system at Queen's Hospital, funded and operated by Bedrock Radio reusing the cabling from the defunct bedside TV patient entertainment network. The new radios are connected by WiFi to a bespoke Hospital Radio Network dedicated to streaming audio to the wards. [15]

Bedrock previously served Oldchurch Hospital and Harold Wood Hospital until the new Queen's Hospital opened in October 2006. Hospital Radio in Havering has been operating since 14 February 1964. [16]

See also

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  7. ↑ Richard Gray (10 July 2013). "A&E patients forced to wait more than 14 hours at struggling hospital". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
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  10. ↑ "Key Facts - Medicine MBBS 5 Years (A100) - Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry". Queen Mary University of London. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Inaugural Leslie Oliver Oration". Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  12. ↑ "Planning your journey". Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London . April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Bedrock". Charity Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  15. ↑ Dailiy, The Havering (18 July 2022). "Sponsor a ward radio!". The Havering Daily. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  16. ↑ "Celebrating 50 years of Hospital Radio in Havering in 2014". Bedrock Radio. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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