Newcastle General Hospital

Newcastle General Hospital (NGH) was for many years the main hospital for the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. As part of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust moving from three to two key sites, the hospital was closed and the majority of services transferred to the city's other two hospitals, the Royal Victoria Infirmary and the Freeman Hospital. The Accident and Emergency Department and Intensive Care closed on 16 November 2010. A walk-in centre for minor ailments and injuries remained on the site.[1]

Newcastle General Hospital
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Newcastle General Hospital
Newcastle General Hospital is located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Newcastle General Hospital
Location in Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle General Hospital is located in Tyne and Wear
Newcastle General Hospital
Location in Tyne and Wear
Geography
LocationNewcastle, England
Coordinates54.976°N 1.645°W / 54.976; -1.645
Organisation
Care systemNHS England
TypeTeaching
History
Opened1870
Links
Websitewww.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk/index.aspx
ListsHospitals in England

History

The hospital was originally constructed as the infirmary for the Newcastle Union Workhouse.[2] Building began in 1868 and it opened in 1870.[3] In 1921 the administration of the hospital was separated from the Workhouse and the name was changed to the Wingrove Hospital.[4] In 1948 the name was changed to the Newcastle General Hospital when it became part of the National Health Service.[5][6]

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reorganised the way it provided acute and tertiary health care in the city[7] and most of the acute services at the hospital were moved to the Freeman Hospital and the Royal Victoria Infirmary between 2008 and 2010.[8] The remaining land is being made available for commercial development,[9] the building of a science park (as part of the Newcastle Science City initiative)[10] and the further development of Newcastle University’s "Campus for Ageing and Vitality".[9] Newcastle University bought the site in 2019 and plans to develop the UK's first health innovation neighbourhood.[11]

See also

References
  1. "Newcastle General Hospital closes its doors". BBC. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. "Newcastle upon Tyne". Workhouses. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. Peter Higginbotham. "The Workhouse in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland". Workhouses.org.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. "The National Archives | Search the archives | Hospital Records| Details". Apps.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. "The History of Newcastle General Hospital" by George Hurrell, published by Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital Management Committee, 1967
  6. "Do the patients know they are in the workhouse", Margaret Young, North Magazine, February 1973 pp 26-27
  7. "Transforming the Newcastle Hospitals". Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Archived from the original on 4 March 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  8. "Newcastle General Hospital A&E department moves to RVI". Bbc.co.uk. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  9. "The Campus for Ageing and Vitality". Newcastle University. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  10. "At the heart of a Science City". Newcastle University. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  11. "A vision for older people's health". Newcastle University. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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