Newham University Hospital is an acute general hospital situated in Plaistow in the London Borough of Newham. It is managed by Barts Health NHS Trust.
| Newham University Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Barts Health NHS Trust | |
 Main entrance | |
  Location within Newham | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Glen Road, Plaistow E13 8SL, London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°31′23″N 0°02′10″E / 51.5230°N 0.0361°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | National Health Service |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 340[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 14 December 1983 (replaced Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End and East Ham Memorial Hospital) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History
editThe hospital was built to replace Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End in Stratford and East Ham Memorial Hospital and was opened by the Queen as Newham General Hospital on 14 December 1983.[2] A maternity department was added in 1985.[2] The second phase of the hospital development, which introduced additional maternity beds, a special care baby unit, a rehabilitation department and an academic centre was opened by Diana, Princess of Wales on 18 February 1986.[2] A women's centre and an ambulatory care centre were added in 2000.[2] The hospital's name was changed to Newham University Hospital in 2004.[2]
The Gateway Surgical Centre, which includes 39 beds, a renal unit and three operating theatres, opened in 2005.[2] In 2012 the accident and emergency department was reconfigured to benefit from Pearson Lloyd's redesign, "A Better A&E", which reduced aggression against hospital staff by 50%.[3]
Health tourism
editA check on 1,497 maternity patients at the hospital in 2017 found that 17 were not entitled to free NHS treatment and billed them £104,706.[4]
Transport
editLondon Buses routes 104, 147, 262, 276, 304, 376 and 473 serve the hospital.[5] The nearest train stations are Plaistow and Upton Park on the District and Hammersmith & City lines of the London Underground and Prince Regent on the Docklands Light Railway. Limited parking for automobiles is available in the hospital together with disabled spaces.[6]
Patient entertainment
editBedrock Radio (a registered charity[7] established in 2002) provide a community health (hospital radio) service across East London, South Essex and immediate surrounding areas.[8] Bedrock Radio began serving Barts Health Trust[9] in November 2022 when Whipps Cross Hospital Radio (WXHR) closed down.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Inspection report" (PDF). Care Quality Commission. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Newham University Hospital". Lost hospitals of London. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "A&E department redesign 'cuts aggression by half'". Design Week. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "8,900 checks on NHS 'health tourists' find just 50 liable to pay". Evening Standard. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Buses from Newham University Hospital" (PDF). 21 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Sarah Wenham. "Newham University Hospital - Barts Health NHS Trust". Bartshealth.nhs.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "BEDROCK RADIO - Charity 1180476". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Bedrock Radio - Your Healthy Music Mix". Bedrock Radio. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ Watson, Mathew (30 November 2022). "Hear Bedrock Radio in more Hospitals in East London". Bedrock Radio. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "WHIPPS CROSS HOSPITAL RADIO - Charity 285733". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2023.