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The infirmary was separated from the workhouse and was renamed the Kingston Infirmary in 1902. [2] It became the Kingston and District Hospital in 1920 and a larger nurses' home was opened by the Duchess of York in 1928. [2] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 and began to redevelop the site the following year. [2]
It was named by the Health Service Journal as one of the top hundred NHS trusts to work for in 2015. At that time it had 868 full-time equivalent staff and a sickness absence rate of 3.38%. 72% of staff recommend it as a place for treatment and 61% recommended it as a place to work.
The Trust serves approximately 320,000 people in Kingston, Richmond, Roehampton, Putney, East Elmbridge and other parts of South West London. It directly employs some 2,750 staff with another 300 staff employed by contractors but working on behalf of the Trust. [1]
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