Northampton General Hospital
Encyclopedia
Northampton General Hospital is a NHS
Trust hospital in Northampton
, Northamptonshire
, England
. The hospital was founded in 1744 and moved to its present site in 1793, and has continued to provide healthcare to the local community for more than 200 years. The hospital covers South Northamptonshire (Northampton
, Brackley
, Daventry
and other towns and villages in the area) the hospital also provides specialist cancer services to people living in Northamptonshire, North Buckinghamshire
and South Leicestershire
.
The Trust has 14 operating areas, which includes six ‘main’ theatres and four trauma and orthopaedic theatres. Anaesthetic support is provided in many other areas including intensive care.
Dr Gerry McSorley is the chief executive of Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
John Parkes is the current Chief Executive of the NHS in Northamptonshire Updated: April 2011.
The fourth series of BBC Three
's Bizarre ER
was filmed at the hospital and is currently being televised.
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...
Trust hospital in Northampton
Northampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
, 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...
. The hospital was founded in 1744 and moved to its present site in 1793, and has continued to provide healthcare to the local community for more than 200 years. The hospital covers South Northamptonshire (Northampton
Northampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
, Brackley
Brackley
Brackley is a town in south Northamptonshire, England. It is about from Oxford and miles form Northampton. Historically a market town based on the wool and lace trade, it was built on the intersecting trade routes between London, Birmingham and the English Midlands and between Cambridge and Oxford...
, Daventry
Daventry
Daventry is a market town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 22,367 .-Geography:The town is also the administrative centre of the larger Daventry district, which has a population of 71,838. The town is 77 miles north-northwest of London, 13.9 miles west of Northampton and 10.2...
and other towns and villages in the area) the hospital also provides specialist cancer services to people living in Northamptonshire, North Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
and South Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
.
The Trust has 14 operating areas, which includes six ‘main’ theatres and four trauma and orthopaedic theatres. Anaesthetic support is provided in many other areas including intensive care.
Dr Gerry McSorley is the chief executive of Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
John Parkes is the current Chief Executive of the NHS in Northamptonshire Updated: April 2011.
The fourth series of BBC Three
BBC Three
BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
's Bizarre ER
Bizarre ER
Bizarre ER is a BBC Three television show that deals with hospital mishaps. It was narrated by Freema Agyeman and is now narrated by Sheridan Smith from Series 4 onwards....
was filmed at the hospital and is currently being televised.
See also
- Kettering General HospitalKettering General HospitalKettering General Hospital is a NHS hospital in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. The hospital was founded in 1897 and became part of the NHS in 1994...
- National Health ServiceNational 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...