Hinchingbrooke Hospital
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Hinchingbrooke Hospital is an NHS
hospital in Hinchingbrooke near Huntingdon
, Cambridgeshire
. Opened in 1983, it is a main hospital for the Huntingdonshire area, and has a range of specialities as well as an Accident and Emergency. It has 266 beds, including 24 specifically for day cases. It is administered by Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust, although in 2010 became the first NHS hospital to be run by a private company.
This was announced to be Circle Health on 25 November 2010. Therefore, subject to final approval and contract, Hinchingbrooke will be the first hospital to provide services under an operating franchsing from June 2011. The project has been conducted by the NHS East of England Strategic Projects Team. On 10 November 2011 it was confirmed that Hinchingbrooke Hospital would be administered by Circle Health from February 2012. Circle a ten-year contract to manage the hospital, which has heavy financial debts.
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hospital in Hinchingbrooke near Huntingdon
Huntingdon
Huntingdon is a market town in Cambridgeshire, England. The town was chartered by King John in 1205. It is the traditional county town of Huntingdonshire, and is currently the seat of the Huntingdonshire district council. It is known as the birthplace in 1599 of Oliver Cromwell.-History:Huntingdon...
, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
. Opened in 1983, it is a main hospital for the Huntingdonshire area, and has a range of specialities as well as an Accident and Emergency. It has 266 beds, including 24 specifically for day cases. It is administered by Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust, although in 2010 became the first NHS hospital to be run by a private company.
This was announced to be Circle Health on 25 November 2010. Therefore, subject to final approval and contract, Hinchingbrooke will be the first hospital to provide services under an operating franchsing from June 2011. The project has been conducted by the NHS East of England Strategic Projects Team. On 10 November 2011 it was confirmed that Hinchingbrooke Hospital would be administered by Circle Health from February 2012. Circle a ten-year contract to manage the hospital, which has heavy financial debts.