Frimley Park Hospital is a large, 720-bed NHS

National Health Service

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 hospital in Frimley

Frimley

Frimley is a small English town situated 2 miles south of Camberley, in the extreme west of Surrey, adjacent to the border with Hampshire. It is about 31 miles west south-west of Central London. It is part of the Borough of Surrey Heath...

, Surrey

Surrey

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, part of the Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

It opened in 1974 to provide a full range of district general hospital services for North East Hampshire and West Surrey, a catchment population of about 365,000. The catchment area includes Frimley, Camberley

Camberley

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, Bagshot

Bagshot, Surrey

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, Crowthorne

Crowthorne

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, Sandhurst, Yateley

Yateley

Yateley is a suburban town and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. It lies in the north-eastern corner of Hart District Council. It includes the settlements of Frogmore and Darby Green. It had a population of 21,011 according to the 2001 census...

, Fleet

Fleet, Hampshire

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, Farnborough

Farnborough, Hampshire

-History:Name changes: Ferneberga ; Farnburghe, Farenberg ; Farnborowe, Fremborough, Fameborough .Tower Hill, Cove: There is substantial evidence...

, Aldershot

Aldershot

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 and Farnham

Farnham

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. It gained NHS Foundation Trust

NHS Foundation Trust

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 status on 1 April 2005.

The Hospital was one of five selected in 1995 by the Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

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 (MOD)

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 to host a Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit (MDHU), and this was established in February 1996. Military staff are integrated into the hospital workforce and treat both military and civilian patients.

The hospital consists of many departments including an accident and emergency department (A&E) a Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) and multiple operating theatres.

It was the birthplace of the two children of the Earl

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

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 and Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise Windsor

Lady Louise Windsor

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 and Viscount Severn

James, Viscount Severn

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; and Rugby Union World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson

Jonny Wilkinson

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.

Frimley Park also has links with Farnborough Sixth Form College with several of its students working as porters and healthcare assistants, and gaining work experience placements there in accordance with the aims of the Farnborough Sixth Medical Society (FSMS) in order to assist with their medical applications. In May 2009 Frimley Park also ran an event, "Taste of Frimley Park" in order to give students a better idea of what working in the hospital would be like.