Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Royal Bournemouth Hospital | |
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Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
![]() Royal Bournemouth Hospital | |
Geography | |
Location | Bournemouth, Dorset, England |
Coordinates | 50°44′52.4″N 1°49′18.71″W / 50.747889°N 1.8218639°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Type | General |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 723 [1] |
History | |
Opened | 1989 |
Links | |
Website | http://www.rbch.nhs.uk |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
The Royal Bournemouth Hospital is an acute general hospital in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. It is managed by the Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The first phase of the hospital, which replaced the Royal Victoria Hospital,[a] opened in 1989.[3] A second phase of the hospital was opened by Princess Anne in 1992.[3] A Cardiac Intervention Unit was opened in April 2005 and the Derwent Hospital, a 28-bed unit previously operated as a private hospital, was purchased in 2007.[3][4]
Various acute services were transferred from Christchurch Hospital to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in 2010.[5]
Services
It has a 24-hour accident & emergency department.[6] It also provides district-wide services for vascular surgery and urology. Outpatient clinics are provided for oral surgery, paediatrics, plastic surgery, ENT (ears, nose and throat), cardiothoracic and neurology.[7]
It is also the home to a diabetic unit called BDEC, which treats and educates local patients diagnosed with the disease.[8]
Porters
A 12-minute film entitled Porters made by students from Newport Film School at the hospital in 2015, told the story of the hospital's porters. It won a number of awards and was added to the British Film Institute's national archives.[9]
CQC
The independent regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), rated the Royal Bournemouth Hospital as "Good" overall in March 2018.[10] The findings of the report are summarised in the table below:
Safe | Effective | Caring | Responsive | Well-led | Overall | |
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Urgent and emergency services | Good | Good | Good | Good | Outstanding | Good |
Medical care | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
Surgery | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
Critical care | Good | Good | Good | Requires improvement | Good | Good |
Maternity and gynaecology | Good | Good | Good | Good | Outstanding | Good |
Services for children and young people | Good | Good | Outstanding | Good | Good | Good |
End of life care | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
Outpatients and diagnostic imaging | Good | Not rated | Good | Good | Good | Good |
'Overall' | Good | Good | Good | Good | Outstanding | Good |
Location
The hospital is located a short distance from the Wessex Way (A338) in Castle Lane East (A3060) in Bournemouth. It is served by bus routes operated by Wilts & Dorset and Yellow Buses. Bournemouth railway station is approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the hospital.[11]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Royal Bournemouth Hospital" (PDF). Care Quality Commission. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Boscombe Hospital, Shelley Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset". 25 June 2010 – via Flickr.
- ^ a b c "21 Achievements over 21 years" (PDF). Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Welcome to the Derwent" (PDF). Royal Bournemouth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Hospital bosses blasted over Christchurch ward closure consultation". Bournemouth Echo. 9 December 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Accident And Emergency Department - Royal Bournemouth Hospital". Dorset Family Information Directory. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Hospital guide: The Royal Bournemouth Hospital". Dr Foster. 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ "BDEC".
- ^ "Bournemouth RBH porters will go down in history as award-winning short film is added to BFI archive". Bournemouth Echo. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Royal Bournemouth Hospital Quality Report" (PDF). Care Quality Commission. p. 11.
- ^ "Welcome to The Royal Bournemouth Hospital" (PDF). NHS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2010.