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The original hospital on the site was built in 1940 with the intention of providing medical aid to people suffering orthopaedic injuries as a result of air raids during the [[World War II|Second World War]].<ref name=bh>{{cite web|first1=Eleanor |last1=Chance|first2= Christina |last2=Colvin|first3=Janet |last3=Cooper|first4= C J |last4=Day|first5= T G |last5=Hassall|first6= Mary|last6= Jessup |first7= Nesta |last7=Selwyn|title= 'Public Services', in A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 4, the City of Oxford, ed. Alan Crossley and C R Elrington |location=London|year= 1979|page=350-364|publisher=British History Online |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol4/pp350-364 |accessdate= 30 April 2018}}</ref> This proved unnecessary, and the building was leased to the [[United States Army]] medical services, who were relocating from [[Basingstoke]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Lester Maris|last=Dyke|title=Oxford Angel: the 91st General Hospital in World War II|year=1966}}</ref> The new American hospital was named after [[Winston Churchill|Sir Winston Churchill]], the then [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]],<ref name=bh/> and was opened by the [[Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark|Duchess of Kent]] on 27 January 1942.<ref name=history>{{cite web|url= https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/hospitals/churchill/history.aspx|title=Our history|publisher= Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust|accessdate=30 April 2018}}</ref> |
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The US Army left the hospital at the end of the war and it was taken over by the local council and reopened as a conventional hospital in January 1946.<ref name=bh/> The Churchill Hospital came under common management with the [[John Radcliffe Hospital]] in April 1993 and with the [[Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre]] in November 2011.<ref name=history/> New cancer treatment facilities were procured under a [[Private Finance Initiative]] contract in 2005. The new facility, which was built by a joint venture of [[Alfred McAlpine]] and [[Salini Impregilo|Impregilo]] at a cost of £125 million, opened in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.building.co.uk/news/alfred-mcalpine-jv-wins-125m-hospital-contract/3060523.article|title= Alfred McAlpine JV wins £125m hospital contract|date=19 December 2005|publisher=Building|accessdate=30 April 2018}}</ref> |
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The hospital is primarily a centre for the treatment of cancer patients, but also has urology etc. departments and houses research and teaching facilities for the [[University of Oxford]] and [[Oxford Brookes University]]. It is part of [[Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust]]. It was named after [[Clementine Churchill]], wife of [[Winston Churchill]], the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when a hospital was first built on the site in 1940. Churchill Hospital is considering delaying chemotherapy for cancer patients and restricting the number of rounds of therapy patients can receive due to shortage of nurses to administer the drugs.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/apr/30/nhs-england-short-of-more-than-400-specialist-cancer-nurses-report-says NHS England short of more than 400 specialist cancer nurses, report says] ''[[The Guardian]]''</ref> |
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==Facilities== |
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The first hospital on the Churchill site was built in 1940, with the intention of providing medical aid to people injured as a result of air raids during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. This proved unnecessary, and the building was leased to the [[United States Army]] medical services, who were relocating from [[Basingstoke]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Lester Maris|last=Dyke|title=Oxford Angel: the 91st General Hospital in World War II|year=1966}}</ref> The US Army left the hospital at the end of the war and it was taken over by the local council and reopened as a conventional hospital in January 1946. |
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| ⚫ | As well as being an important centre for the treatment of [[cancer]] patients, the Churchill specialises in [[kidney transplants]], [[diabetes]], [[endocrinology]], [[oncology]], [[dermatology]], [[haemophilia]], [[infectious disease]]s, [[chest medicine]], [[medical genetics]] and [[palliative care]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxfordradcliffe.nhs.uk/aboutus/hospitals/churchill.aspx|title=Churchill Hospital|publisher=Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust|accessdate=9 April 2010}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 22:10, 30 April 2018
| Churchill Hospital | |
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| Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust | |
 The front of Churchill Hospital | |
  Location within Oxfordshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Oxford Oxford Brookes University |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 180 in-patient 100 day care |
| History | |
| Opened | 1942 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.oxfordradcliffe.nhs.uk/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
The Churchill Hospital is a teaching hospital in Oxford, England. It is managed by the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The original hospital on the site was built in 1940 with the intention of providing medical aid to people suffering orthopaedic injuries as a result of air raids during the Second World War.[1] This proved unnecessary, and the building was leased to the United States Army medical services, who were relocating from Basingstoke.[2] The new American hospital was named after Sir Winston Churchill, the then Prime Minister,[1] and was opened by the Duchess of Kent on 27 January 1942.[3]
The US Army left the hospital at the end of the war and it was taken over by the local council and reopened as a conventional hospital in January 1946.[1] The Churchill Hospital came under common management with the John Radcliffe Hospital in April 1993 and with the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in November 2011.[3] New cancer treatment facilities were procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in 2005. The new facility, which was built by a joint venture of Alfred McAlpine and Impregilo at a cost of £125 million, opened in 2009.[4]
Facilities
As well as being an important centre for the treatment of cancer patients, the Churchill specialises in kidney transplants, diabetes, endocrinology, oncology, dermatology, haemophilia, infectious diseases, chest medicine, medical genetics and palliative care.[5]
See also
- John Radcliffe Hospital
- Radcliffe Infirmary
- List of former United States Army medical units
- Oxford Vaccine Group
- List of hospitals in England
References
- ^ a b c Chance, Eleanor; Colvin, Christina; Cooper, Janet; Day, C J; Hassall, T G; Jessup, Mary; Selwyn, Nesta (1979). "'Public Services', in A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 4, the City of Oxford, ed. Alan Crossley and C R Elrington". London: British History Online. p. 350-364. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ Dyke, Lester Maris (1966). Oxford Angel: the 91st General Hospital in World War II.
- ^ a b "Our history". Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Alfred McAlpine JV wins £125m hospital contract". Building. 19 December 2005. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Churchill Hospital". Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust. Retrieved 9 April 2010.