Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital

Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital (previously Scartho Road Hospital) is a public hospital in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. It is managed by the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.[1]

For the hospital in Bridgend, see Princess of Wales Hospital. For the hospital in Ely, see Princess of Wales Hospital, Ely.

Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital
Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital is located in Lincolnshire
Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital
Shown in Lincolnshire
Geography
LocationGrimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Coordinates53°32′42″N 0°05′43″W
Organisation
Care systemNHS
History
Opened1894
Links
Websitewww.nlg.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in England

History
The old hospital in Scartho Road

The hospital has its origins in a workhouse infirmary that opened in Scartho Road in October 1894.[2] This facility joined the National Health Service as Scartho Road Infirmary in 1948.[2][3]

In the 1970s it was decided to build a modern facility on a site to the immediate south of the infirmary.[2] The hospital was officially opened by the Princess of Wales as the Grimsby District Hospital on 26 July 1983 and was renamed in her honour following her death in 1997.[4]

At the forefront of infection control, the Trust was a pioneer of the "clean your hands" campaign in 2003.[5] Subsequent developments included a new Family Services Unit opened in 2004,[6] a new cardiology unit opened in 2005,[7] a new breast care unit opened in 2007[8] and the first phase of a new Accident and Emergency unit opened in August 2008.[9]

In 1985 the hospital was used for filming scenes of the film Clockwise.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust". Nlg.nhs.uk. 1 April 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  2. "Grimsby". Workhouses. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  3. "Grimsby District General Hospital, Grimsby". National Archives. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. "Twenty years since the death of Diana, Princess of Wales". Grimsby Telegraph. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  5. "Hospitals in hands-on campaign". BBC News. 9 July 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  6. "New £12m family services facility opens". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 25 November 2004. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  7. "New unit opens to patients' praise". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 28 November 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  8. "Breast cancer unit opens it doors". BBC News. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  9. "Hospital Opens New Facilities". redOrbit. 31 August 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  10. "Clockwise". Rell Street. Retrieved 2 December 2018.


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