Horton General Hospital
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The Horton General Hospital is a National Health Service
run hospital, located on the Oxford Road, in the Calthorpe
ward of Banbury
. The hospital has 236 beds and was founded in 1872 by Mary-Ann Horton. There is a 1980's mobile phone
mast on the north part of the hospital.
The Italianate Elms House on Oxford Road, is a substantial villa built in 1863 for Jonathan Gillet, one of the senior partners of Gillet’s Bank, is now the offices of the Primary Care Trust, which lies within the grounds of the Horton Hospital site.
In 2005, there were rumours that the hospital may have to close. This led Banbury's MP
, Tony Baldry
, plus a large proportion of the town's population to start a campaign to keep the hospital open, these rumours proved to be unfounded, since the plans had alredy been abandoned by both the NHS Trust
and the Health Minister
.
In 2006, the Horton came into the limelight because Benjamin Geen
, a nurse employed there, was convicted of two murders and fifteen counts of grievous bodily harm
in April of that year. During December 2003 and January 2004 he had poisoned patients because he got a thrill out of trying to resuscitate them.
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
run hospital, located on the Oxford Road, in the Calthorpe
Calthorpe, Oxfordshire
Calthorpe is a ward in the town of Banbury, Oxfordshire. It contains the Cherwell Heights Estate and the Calthorpe estate.-History:Calthorpe was once a small village outside Banbury...
ward of Banbury
Banbury
Banbury is a market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in the Cherwell District of Oxfordshire. It is northwest of London, southeast of Birmingham, south of Coventry and north northwest of the county town of Oxford...
. The hospital has 236 beds and was founded in 1872 by Mary-Ann Horton. There is a 1980's mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
mast on the north part of the hospital.
The Italianate Elms House on Oxford Road, is a substantial villa built in 1863 for Jonathan Gillet, one of the senior partners of Gillet’s Bank, is now the offices of the Primary Care Trust, which lies within the grounds of the Horton Hospital site.
In 2005, there were rumours that the hospital may have to close. This led Banbury's MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
, Tony Baldry
Tony Baldry
Anthony Brian 'Tony' Baldry is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Banbury.-Early life:...
, plus a large proportion of the town's population to start a campaign to keep the hospital open, these rumours proved to be unfounded, since the plans had alredy been abandoned by both the NHS Trust
NHS Trust
A National Health Service trust provides services on behalf of the National Health Service in England and NHS Wales.The trusts are not trusts in the legal sense but are in effect public sector corporations. Each trust is headed by a board consisting of executive and non-executive directors, and is...
and the Health Minister
Health minister
A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services....
.
In 2006, the Horton came into the limelight because Benjamin Geen
Benjamin Geen
Benjamin Geen is a former nurse convicted of murdering two patients and causing grievous bodily harm to 15 others while working at Horton General Hospital in Banbury, Oxfordshire.-Crime:...
, a nurse employed there, was convicted of two murders and fifteen counts of grievous bodily harm
Grievous bodily harm
Grievous bodily harm is a term of art used in English criminal law which has become synonymous with the offences that are created by sections 18 and 20 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861....
in April of that year. During December 2003 and January 2004 he had poisoned patients because he got a thrill out of trying to resuscitate them.