Queen's Medical Centre
Encyclopedia
The Queen's Medical Centre (popularly known as QMC or Queen's Med) situated in Nottingham
, England
, is the largest hospital
in the United Kingdom
, and the largest teaching hospital in Europe
.
on 28 July 1977, and admitted its first patient in 1978. It currently has more than 1300 beds and employs more than 6000 people.
Medical and Nursing Schools, Mental Health Wards and the privately run (by Nations/Circle) Nottingham Treatment Centre.
to form Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
.
and A6200. It is easiest to get to from the south of Nottingham (A453, A606, A52 and A46).
unit comprising a natural gas powered 4.9MWe European Gas Turbines
Alstom
Typhoon gas turbine
The unit is also used for cooling via an absorption chiller
, and used for equipment sterilization
, producing 12 tonnes of steam per hour. It was installed in 1998 by Yorkshire Cogen Ltd (was part of Yorkshire Electricity
and bought by Powergen in 1999, which became E.ON in 2004) and is run by E.ON UK
CHP Ltd. In March 2010, the unit broke down and remained so for many months.
In January 2006 it followed other UK hospitals in implementing a site wide smoking ban
.
, it has a busy accident and emergency unit, and is the primary destination of the Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance
, for more seriously injured patients. Being part of the University of Nottingham
, it can call on the choice of highly-qualified doctors in their respective fields, which other East Midlands hospitals would not possess (Leicester Royal Infirmary
would have slightly less). It is the East Midlands main hospital for acute
cases.
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, is the largest hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, and the largest teaching hospital in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
History
It was officially opened by the QueenElizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
on 28 July 1977, and admitted its first patient in 1978. It currently has more than 1300 beds and employs more than 6000 people.
University of Nottingham
QMC was the first purpose built teaching hospital in the UK, and also contains University of NottinghamUniversity of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
Medical and Nursing Schools, Mental Health Wards and the privately run (by Nations/Circle) Nottingham Treatment Centre.
Trust merger
On 1 April 2006 it merged with Nottingham City HospitalNottingham City Hospital
Nottingham City Hospital is a large hospital located in Nottingham, England. With Queen's Medical Centre, it forms the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust....
to form Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is the UK’s fourth largest acute teaching trust. It was established on 1 April 2006 following the merger of Nottingham City Hospital and the Queen's Medical Centre...
.
Structure
Its present Chief Executive is Dr Peter Homa and the Medical Director is Dr Stephen Fowlie. Some 6,000 NHS staff are employed at the hospital. The hospital hosts an annual pantomime with staff and students in the medical school and is one of the best in Nottingham. The hospital is conveniently situated at the junction of the dual-carriageway Nottingham Ring Road (A6514) and the east-west A52A52 road
The A52 is a major road in the East Midlands, England. It runs east from the junction with the A53 at Newcastle-under-Lyme near Stoke-on-Trent via Ashbourne, Derby, Stapleford, Nottingham, West Bridgford, Bingham, Grantham, Boston and Skegness before terminating on the east Lincolnshire coast at...
and A6200. It is easiest to get to from the south of Nottingham (A453, A606, A52 and A46).
Infrastructure
The hospital is powered by a combined heat and powerCogeneration
Cogeneration is the use of a heat engine or a power station to simultaneously generate both electricity and useful heat....
unit comprising a natural gas powered 4.9MWe European Gas Turbines
Ruston (engine builder)
Ruston & Hornsby, later known as Ruston, was an industrial equipment manufacturer in Lincoln, England, the company's history going back to 1840. The company is best known as a manufacturer of narrow and standard gauge diesel locomotives and also of steam shovels. Other products included cars, steam...
Alstom
Alstom
Alstom is a large multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and transport markets. According to the company website, in the years 2010-2011 Alstom had annual sales of over €20.9 billion, and employed more than 85,000 people in 70 countries. Alstom's headquarters are...
Typhoon gas turbine
Gas turbine
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of internal combustion engine. It has an upstream rotating compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between....
The unit is also used for cooling via an absorption chiller
Absorption refrigerator
An absorption refrigerator is a refrigerator that uses a heat source to provide the energy needed to drive the cooling system...
, and used for equipment sterilization
Sterilization (microbiology)
Sterilization is a term referring to any process that eliminates or kills all forms of microbial life, including transmissible agents present on a surface, contained in a fluid, in medication, or in a compound such as biological culture media...
, producing 12 tonnes of steam per hour. It was installed in 1998 by Yorkshire Cogen Ltd (was part of Yorkshire Electricity
Yorkshire Electricity
Yorkshire Electricity was an electricity distribution utility in the UK serving much of Yorkshire and parts of Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.-History:...
and bought by Powergen in 1999, which became E.ON in 2004) and is run by E.ON UK
E.ON UK
E.ON UK is an energy company in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of E.ON, the world's largest investor-owned power and gas company. As Powergen, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but since 1 July 2002 has been owned by E.ON AG of...
CHP Ltd. In March 2010, the unit broke down and remained so for many months.
In January 2006 it followed other UK hospitals in implementing a site wide smoking ban
Smoking ban
Smoking bans are public policies, including criminal laws and occupational safety and health regulations, which prohibit tobacco smoking in workplaces and/or other public spaces...
.
Facilities
Being the largest hospital in the East MidlandsEast Midlands
The East Midlands is one of the regions of England, consisting of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. It encompasses the combined area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and most of Lincolnshire...
, it has a busy accident and emergency unit, and is the primary destination of the Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance
Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance
The Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance is an air ambulance based at RAF Waddington that covers the administrative counties of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire and the unitary authorities of Nottingham, North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire...
, for more seriously injured patients. Being part of the University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
, it can call on the choice of highly-qualified doctors in their respective fields, which other East Midlands hospitals would not possess (Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leicester Royal Infirmary
The Leicester Royal Infirmary is a large National Health Service hospital in Leicester, England. It is located to the south-west of the city centre. It has Leicester's accident and emergency department, and is part of the University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust.The hospital was originally...
would have slightly less). It is the East Midlands main hospital for acute
Acute medicine
Acute medicine is that part of internal medicine concerned with the immediate and early specialist management of adult patients with a wide range of medical conditions who present in hospital as emergencies. It developed in the United Kingdom in the early 2000s as a dedicated field of medicine,...
cases.
See also
- NHSNational Health ServiceThe 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...
- NottinghamNottinghamNottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
- University of NottinghamUniversity of NottinghamThe University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
- University of Nottingham Medical SchoolUniversity of Nottingham Medical SchoolThe University of Nottingham Medical School is a medical school in the city of Nottingham, UK. It was the first new medical school to be set up in the 20th century in the country, with the first intake of 48 students graduating in 1975...
- Nottingham General HospitalNottingham General HospitalNottingham General Hospital was the first properly constituted hospital in Nottingham, England.It was part of the area known as Nottingham Park, immediately to the north of Nottingham Castle and near the wharves, and was founded on land of which one half was given by Thomas Pelham-Clinton, 3rd...
- Nottingham City HospitalNottingham City HospitalNottingham City Hospital is a large hospital located in Nottingham, England. With Queen's Medical Centre, it forms the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust....