Westminster Memorial Hospital

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Westminster Memorial Hospital
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
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Westminster Memorial Hospital
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Location within Dorset
Geography
LocationShaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°00′17″N2°12′00″W / 51.0048°N 2.2001°W / 51.0048; -2.2001
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Funding Government hospital
Type Community
History
Opened1871
Links
Website www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk
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The Westminster Memorial Hospital is a small community hospital in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. It provides about 20 in-patient beds, a minor injuries department, a range of out-patient clinics and other support services. It opened in 1874.

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History

The 2nd Marquess of Westminster, for whom the hospital is named Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess.jpg
The 2nd Marquess of Westminster, for whom the hospital is named

In 1871, some two years after the death of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster, his wife, Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, and one daughter gave a plot of land for the construction of a hospital in her husband's memory. He had long connections with Shaftesbury, owning much property in the vicinity. The family lived in Motcombe for part of the year and the Marquess died in the new Fonthill Abbey, Fonthill Gifford, some 10 miles from Shaftesbury. [1] The foundation stone was laid in May 1871 by Lady Theodora Grosvenor, and three years later the hospital was inaugurated by George Moberly, Bishop of Salisbury. The design of the building was by J B Corby of Stamford, Lincolnshire and the hospital was constructed by a Shaftesbury man, Mr C J Miles. [2]

The funding of the hospital's six beds in its early days was through subscribers (a guinea annually or a lifetime payment of £20). Patients were subject to a modest fee and there was a small income from an endowment fund provided by the Grosvenor family. No parish poor were admitted but instead were cared for in the local workhouse infirmary. [3]

In 1907 the first major addition to the hospital was a small operating theatre, funded by Lady Theodora in memory of her mother, deceased some 16 years previously. Local doctors had suggested the theatre and it was built as an extension on the west side of the hospital with a double lantern roof to admit full light. Further development followed with central heating installed in 1909 and an X-ray facility, after some delay, in 1919. [2] To assist with the funding of the hospital the Shaftesbury Carnival Committee donated money from the annual carnival. In 1924 there was a meeting with representatives of the Salisbury Infirmary regarding affiliation. [4] 1928 saw the inauguration of the Hospital League, an adjunct organisation to which subscribers paid to qualify for treatment at the hospital. [4] In 1930 a major enlargement to the hospital was opened by Lord Evelyn Seymour and his wife Lady Edith Seymour, the Duchess of Somerset; this provided more bed space and accommodation for staff. The out-patients department was added in 1938 and in the same year there was an agreement to join the Salisbury Hospital Group. [4]

In 1948, Castle Hill House was purchased and converted into a small maternity unit which was managed by the Matron from the WMH and local doctors. It functioned until the early 1980s when it closed and was later sold. [2]

Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster opened an extension for the use of outpatients in 1971. [5]

Management

Originally the hospital was managed by a committee of local medical practitioners and worthies, with the day-to-day running managed by a matron. In 1938 the hospital became part of the Salisbury Hospital Group. In 1986 it became part of the Salisbury Community NHS Trust and remained so until 2001, when its management and development was taken over by what is now Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust. [6] In 2007 a review of the hospital was undertaken, with the aim of closing or redeveloping the facility. There was a full public consultation and the decision was to further develop the services available on-site. [7]

League of Friends

The hospital has a very active and successful League of Friends, formed in 1950, which raises money to fund projects that have a lower priority on the NHS budget. [8]

Present day services

The Westminster Memorial Hospital at present (2013) provides: [9]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Fonthill Estate History". The Fonthill Estate. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Burton-Page, Tony (September 2010), For the Health of the Community, Dorset Life Magazine
  3. ↑ "Shaftsbury". Workhouses. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Westminster Memorial Hospital, National Archives, retrieved 17 April 2013
  5. ↑ "Surprise Package Adds To Hospital Birthday Celebration". This is Alfred. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Westminster Memorial Hospital, Dorset Healthcare University NHS Trust, retrieved 17 April 2013
  7. ↑ "Public Feedback on Westminster Memorial Hospital", Links, retrieved 17 April 2013
  8. ↑ "Friends of The Westminster Memorial Hospital" . Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  9. ↑ Westminster Memorial Hospital, Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust, retrieved 17 April 2013
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