Ipswich Hospital
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| The Ipswich Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust | |
 Ipswich Hospital South Entrance | |
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Heath Road Ipswich Suffolk, England |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS England |
| Type | District General |
| Affiliated university | University of East Anglia University of Cambridge University of Essex |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 800 (approx) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1910 (approx) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Ipswich Hospital, known as East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital until 1955, a large district general hospital in Suffolk, England. It provides a wide range of services to the population of east Suffolk and serves a catchment area of approximately 360,000 people.
It is a busy district general hospital providing a wide range of emergency, medical, surgical and maternity services to its users. The hospital is currently working towards becoming a NHS Foundation Trust.
The Trust is implementing the Lorenzo patient record systems,[1] having accepted a controversial financial support package.
The future of the hospital has become an issue in local politics, with campaigns to keep cancer and heart services in the hospital. The Conservative candidate for the 2010 General election, Ben Gummer claimed that his "first priority is to save Ipswich Hospital".[2]
In November 2013 it was reported that the Trust had failed to meet a number of targets set by the Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group and faced financial penalties at a time when it already faced a deficit of £5.5 million.[3]
Local MP Dan Poulter was pictured opening the refurbished Brook Maternity ward in December 2013.[4]
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust runs the hospital. It is one of the partners in the Pathology Partnership established in March 2014 and acts as one of two hubs for pathology in the region.[5]
In 2014 the trust was the fifth best in England on the target of seeing 95% of people who attend accident and emergency departments within four hours. It achieved 96.6%, despite an 11% increase in non-elective admissions. The trust has developed a tool that gives three hours’ warning when the target is likely to be breached, based on factors such as acuity and intensive therapy unit bed numbers.[6]
In 2016 it was announced that was to have a “long term partnership” with Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust and Nick Hulme, the Chief Executive, took charge of it. A future merger is contemplated.[7]
See also
- List of hospitals in England
- List of NHS trusts
- Healthcare in Suffolk
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Ipswich
References
- ^ "Ipswich takes sweetened Lorenzo deal". Health \Service Journal. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ Ben's Priorities for Ipswich, bengummer.com
- ^ "Ipswich: Hospital facing fines of up to £1million for missing key targets". EADT24. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "Ipswich: New look for hospital maternity unit unveiled by health minister Dr Dan Poulter". Ipswich Star. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "Major pathology reorganisation to go ahead after OFT all clear". Health Service Journal. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Hit or miss: Lessons from the best and worst A&E performers". Health Service Journal. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Special measures trust's problems 'worse than I thought', says new chief". Health Service Journal. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.