Norfolk and Norwich Hospital
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The Norfolk and Norwich Hospital [7] was founded in 1771 as a charitable institution for the care of "the poor and the sick" and was established by William Fellowes and Benjamin Gooch. The old Norfolk and Norwich Hospital finally closed in 2003 after services were moved to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
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In 1871 the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, often referred to colloquially as the "N&N", celebrated its centenary. The hospital became a training centre for nurses in 1875, and was expanded in 1883 when a new main hospital building opened on St Stephen's Road with 220 beds
During the First World War the Norfolk and Norwich cared for 7,880 servicemen and in February 1915 a new ward, the Eastern Daily Press
(EDP) ward, was opened for 60 soldiers. The cost of £2,600 had been raised by the local newspaper. The EDP ward was demolished in 1930 to make way for a new Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat department.
The Second World War saw the hospital bombed on a number of occasions, including in April 1942, during the German Baedeker raids, and the site was severely damaged by bombing on June 26/27th. As a result of the June 1942 raid, 120 beds were put out of commission, 80 nurses and maids were made homeless and the main operating theatres were destroyed.
In 1948 the National Health Service
was founded and the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital became an NHS hospital. In 1949, the Norwich, Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Hospital Management Committee described Norwich's new NHS hospitals as the United Norwich Hospitals (UNH). The UNH were the:
- Norfolk and Norwich Hospital
- Norfolk and Norwich Eye Infirmary
- Jenny Lind
Infirmary for Sick Children http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/93/a1998093.shtml
- Norwich Isolation Hospital
- West Norwich Hospital
Major expansion took place at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital in the late 1960s with the construction of a ten-storey maternity block, opened by the Queen Mother
http://www.edp24.co.uk/QueenMother/asp/Norfolk.asp in 1968. A new main ward block, diagnostic and treatment area, and a teaching centre were all built in the 1970s.
(Sources: Catalogue of an Exhibition to depict the bicentenary of the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital 1771-1971, Norwich Castle Museum, 1971; Norfolk and Norwich Medicine, Dr Anthony Batty-Shaw, 1992).
's services had left the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital for the new university hospital on the Norwich Research Park http://www.nrp.org.uk with the last departments vacating the site in January 2003.
In October 2002 a thanksgiving service was held at Norwich Cathedral
to mark the contribution the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital and its staff had made over the centuries. Around 800 staff, patients and visitors attended the service of thanksgiving for the old hospital. http://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/docs%5Cpublications%5C26.pdf
The former Norfolk and Norwich Hospital was sold by the Department of Health to developer Persimmon Homes and the site was redeveloped as Fellowes Plain. The medical tradition continues with the Fellowes Plain street names, which are named after notable Norfolk and Norwich Hospital figures http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/3249070.stm;
- Sarah West Close - after the hospital's first matron
- Thomas Wyatt Close - an architect of the 1883 building
- Edward Jodrell Plain - a major benefactor
- Benjamin Gooch Way - surgeon and hospital founder
- Phillipa Flowerday Plain - first known industrial nurse
- Kenneth McKee
Plain - surgeon famed for hip replacements
The St Stephen's Gate Medical Practice http://www.ststephensgate.com/, Wessex Street, is also located on the former Norfolk and Norwich Hospital site.
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is a National Health Service academic teaching hospital located on the off the A11 road and the Watton Road on the southern outskirts of Norwich, England....
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In 1871 the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, often referred to colloquially as the "N&N", celebrated its centenary. The hospital became a training centre for nurses in 1875, and was expanded in 1883 when a new main hospital building opened on St Stephen's Road with 220 beds
During the First World War the Norfolk and Norwich cared for 7,880 servicemen and in February 1915 a new ward, the Eastern Daily Press
Eastern Daily Press
The Eastern Daily Press, commonly referred to as the EDP, is a regional newspaper covering Norfolk, and northern parts of Suffolk and eastern Cambridgeshire, and is published daily in Norwich, UK....
(EDP) ward, was opened for 60 soldiers. The cost of £2,600 had been raised by the local newspaper. The EDP ward was demolished in 1930 to make way for a new Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat department.
The Second World War saw the hospital bombed on a number of occasions, including in April 1942, during the German Baedeker raids, and the site was severely damaged by bombing on June 26/27th. As a result of the June 1942 raid, 120 beds were put out of commission, 80 nurses and maids were made homeless and the main operating theatres were destroyed.
In 1948 the National Health Service
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...
was founded and the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital became an NHS hospital. In 1949, the Norwich, Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Hospital Management Committee described Norwich's new NHS hospitals as the United Norwich Hospitals (UNH). The UNH were the:
- Norfolk and Norwich Hospital
- Norfolk and Norwich Eye Infirmary
- Jenny Lind
Jenny Lind
Johanna Maria Lind , better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she is known for her performances in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and for an extraordinarily...
Infirmary for Sick Children http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/93/a1998093.shtml
- Norwich Isolation Hospital
- West Norwich Hospital
Major expansion took place at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital in the late 1960s with the construction of a ten-storey maternity block, opened by the Queen Mother
Queen mother
Queen Mother is a title or position reserved for a widowed queen consort whose son or daughter from that marriage is the reigning monarch. The term has been used in English since at least 1577...
http://www.edp24.co.uk/QueenMother/asp/Norfolk.asp in 1968. A new main ward block, diagnostic and treatment area, and a teaching centre were all built in the 1970s.
(Sources: Catalogue of an Exhibition to depict the bicentenary of the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital 1771-1971, Norwich Castle Museum, 1971; Norfolk and Norwich Medicine, Dr Anthony Batty-Shaw, 1992).
The end of the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital
In late 2001 most of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS TrustNorfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an academic teaching NHS Foundation Trust which operates hospitals in Norfolk, England...
's services had left the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital for the new university hospital on the Norwich Research Park http://www.nrp.org.uk with the last departments vacating the site in January 2003.
In October 2002 a thanksgiving service was held at Norwich Cathedral
Norwich Cathedral
Norwich Cathedral is a cathedral located in Norwich, Norfolk, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. Formerly a Catholic church, it has belonged to the Church of England since the English Reformation....
to mark the contribution the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital and its staff had made over the centuries. Around 800 staff, patients and visitors attended the service of thanksgiving for the old hospital. http://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/docs%5Cpublications%5C26.pdf
The former Norfolk and Norwich Hospital was sold by the Department of Health to developer Persimmon Homes and the site was redeveloped as Fellowes Plain. The medical tradition continues with the Fellowes Plain street names, which are named after notable Norfolk and Norwich Hospital figures http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/3249070.stm;
- Sarah West Close - after the hospital's first matron
- Thomas Wyatt Close - an architect of the 1883 building
- Edward Jodrell Plain - a major benefactor
- Benjamin Gooch Way - surgeon and hospital founder
- Phillipa Flowerday Plain - first known industrial nurse
- Kenneth McKee
Kenneth McKee
George Kenneth McKee, known as Ken, was one of the pioneers of hip replacement surgery in the 1950s. He is now honoured with a bust at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.- Early life :...
Plain - surgeon famed for hip replacements
The St Stephen's Gate Medical Practice http://www.ststephensgate.com/, Wessex Street, is also located on the former Norfolk and Norwich Hospital site.