Frimley Park Hospital is a large general hospital in Frimley, Surrey. It is managed by Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, and houses a private wing.
| Frimley Park Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust | |
 Main entrance | |
  Location in Surrey | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Frimley, Surrey, England |
| Coordinates | 51°19′11″N 0°44′39″W / 51.3196°N 0.7441°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS England |
| Type | Military, District General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 725[1] |
| Helipad | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 1973 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History
editFrimley Park Hospital was opened to provide a full range of acute services to patients North East Hampshire and West Surrey in 1974.[2] After Cambridge Military Hospital in Aldershot closed in 1996, the hospital was selected by the Ministry of Defence to host one of the Ministry of Defence Hospital Units.[3]
The hospital was built with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete beams which were the subject of a safety alert in 2019.[4] In 2022 it was announced that operating theatres would be taken out of use to allow for urgent work on their roofs. This would reduce the capacity for operations by around 2,000. Emergency work would also affect its ability to admit elective patients to beds. The reinforcement works, which are temporary, would cost £8.1 million in 2022-23, and around £10 million in subsequent years. [5] On 25 May 2023 it was announced that the hospital will be rebuilt as it contains significant amounts of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.[6] The Guardian newspaper noted that a 2020 proposal to rebuild Frimley Park Hospital was not funded by HM Treasury during Rishi Sunak's term as Chancellor of the Exchequer, despite a "catastrophic" grade of risk and a warning that an incident was "likely".[7]
Notable births
editRoyal family:
- Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor[8] (born 2003) – daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh.
- Earl of Wessex[9] (born 2007) – son of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh.
Other notable births:
- Jonny Wilkinson[10] (born 1979) – Rugby Union World Cup winner
- Boo and Walt Evans[11] (born 2018) – The twins of Chris Evans
Performance
editAfter an inspection in August 2015 the hospital was one of only three in England rated "outstanding" by the Care Quality Commission.[12]
In 2023 the hospital paid a £39 million settlement to a young girl who lost all four limbs after staff at the hospital failed to diagnose meningitis promptly. The trust admitted its errors in failing to diagnose meningitis despite red flags for meningitis and sepsis being present when the patient was first taken to hospital.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "During a routine inspection". Care Quality Commission. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Frimley Park marks NHS at 60". Get Surrey. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "MDHU Frimley Park". Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Trust considers 'replacing or rebuilding' hospital due to risky roof beams". Health Service Journal. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Trust hit by £2m penalty due to broken roof in 'toughest year' for funding". Health Service Journal. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Five major hospitals to be rebuilt as part of over £20 billion new hospital infrastructure investment". GOV.UK. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ Crerar, Pippa (13 September 2023). "Rishi Sunak blocked rebuild of hospitals riddled with crumbling concrete". The Guardian.
- ^ "Royal baby born prematurely". BBC News. 8 November 2003. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ "Countess gives birth to baby boy". BBC News. 17 December 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Jonny Wilkinson back in a good place with England". The Telegraph. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Chris Evans and wife welcome twins". BBC News. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "St Helens Hospital rated 'outstanding' by Care Quality Commission". BBC News. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Girl Secures £39m after hospital meningitis error". BBC News. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.