Kettering General Hospital

Kettering General Hospital is an NHS district hospital in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. Mainly serving the unitary authority area of North Northamptonshire, it is managed by the Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Kettering General Hospital
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Kettering General Hospital
Kettering General Hospital is located in Northamptonshire
Kettering General Hospital
Location in Northamptonshire
Geography
LocationKettering, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates52.4020°N 0.7414°W / 52.4020; -0.7414
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeDistrict General
Services
Emergency departmentYes Accident & Emergency
Beds600
History
Opened1897
Links
Websitewww.kgh.nhs.uk/kettering-general-hospital-main-site
ListsHospitals in England

History

The hospital, which replaced a small local dispensary, was opened after a fund-raising campaign by the Hon. Charles Spencer MP in October 1897.[1][2] An operating theatre and extra consulting rooms opened in 1902, an X-ray department opened in 1905 and an eye department opened in 1908.[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3]

As part of a major redevelopment plan, a major new main ward block and Post-Graduate Education Centre were completed in 1976 and the new Rockingham Wing, for the treatment of maternity and gynecology patients, opened in 1977.[3] A new accident and emergency department opened in 1993, the Centenary Wing opened in 2000 and the Jubilee Wing, for the treatment of dermatology patients, opened in 2003.[3] The new Foundation Wing, which included children's and cardiac wards and a new intensive care unit, was completed in April 2013.[4]

In 2021 the hospital was said to have the ‘most cramped and limited emergency department in the UK’. It was allocated £46 million for an urgent care hub but the trust pleaded for £6 million in 2021/2 and £29m in 2022-23 to start making improvements to the department.[5]

References
  1. "About Us". Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. "Retro: Kettering General Hospital". Northamptonshire Telegraph. 16 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. "Kettering General Hospital celebrates its 120th birthday". Northamptonshire Telegraph. 30 October 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. "Kettering Hospital's £30m Foundation Wing opens to patients". BBC. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. "Trust pleads for cash advance to fix 'UK's most cramped A&E'". Health Service Journal. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

Further reading
  • Pettman, John (1997). Kettering and District General Hospital 1897-1997.
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