The Royal Bolton Hospital is an acute general hospital in Farnworth, Greater Manchester. It is managed by the Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.
| Royal Bolton Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Bolton NHS Foundation Trust | |
 Royal Bolton Hospital | |
  Shown in Greater Manchester | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Farnworth, Greater Manchester, England |
| Coordinates | 53°33′14″N 2°25′48″W / 53.553957°N 2.429894°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS England |
| Type | District General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 1872 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.boltonft.nhs.uk |
History
editThe hospital was established as a fever hospital and built adjacent to the 'Fishpool Workhouse' in 1872.[1]
An isolation block was added in 1893 and a purpose-built infirmary, known as Townley's Hospital, was erected on the site in 1896.[1] The workhouse buildings, by then known as the 'Fishpool Institute', became part of the hospital in 1913.[2]
The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 and became Bolton District General Hospital in 1951.[1] After the services of the Bolton Royal Infirmary transferred to Bolton District General Hospital in 1996,[3] the latter facility became the Royal Bolton Hospital.[1][4] The old 'Fishpool Institute' buildings were demolished in 2011.[2]
In December 2014 it was reported that the hospital had a serious backlog of maintenance problems, amounting to £24.6 million, without which the crumbling concrete structural floor supports under a urology operating theatre could give way - with "dire" consequences.[5] The trust applied for £30 million to upgrade its premises and redesign its information technology in May 2015. The heating and air conditioning systems had reached the end of their useful life.[6] It was given a loan of £22.5 million and a grant of £7.5 million in September 2015.[7]
Facilities
editThe Royal Bolton Hospital is one of the busiest NHS hospitals in the North West and was the busiest in Greater Manchester, having over 32,000 admissions, in 2007-08 year.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Bolton". Workhouses. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ a b "The Poor Law". Bolton-Le-Moors. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Health Services in Bolton". Halliwell Local History Society. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Minerva Day Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Operating theatre floor at risk of collapse at Royal Bolton Hospital, report reveals". Bolton News. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "North West trust seeks £30m from DH for IT and air con". Health Service Journal. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ "FT secures £30m to upgrade IT system and A&E". Health Service Journal. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ About the Trust Archived July 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine