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In December 2013 the Trust had to cancel non-urgent operations and appointments due to increased pressure on their A&E units. [6]In April 2014 it was revealed that the Trust had mislaid up to 270,000 ultrasound scans which were stored on obsolete technology dating back to 2004.
A new hospital was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract to replace the Worcester Royal Infirmary in 1999, with the new site located on the eastern side of the city. [1] The new hospital was designed by Anshen Dyer, [4] built by Bovis Lend Lease [5] at a cost of £85 million [6] and opened in March 2002. [7]
They found that 31,613 people had attended the hospital's A&E department between April and December 2014- up 4.3% on the previous 12 months - with nearly a fifth of those coming from areas outside of Worcestershire including South Birmingham who were using the service as an alternative to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. [15]
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The hospital, which replaced the Smallwood Hospital at Church Green, [1] was completed in 1985. [2] It was officially opened by Princess Alexandra in April 1987. [3]After four consultants left the hospital because of "continuing uncertainty about the future of Redditch Hospital" in February 2015, there were calls from a local pressure group for Government intervention. [2]
The hospital was built in stages between 1975 and 1983; it was officially opened by the Princess of Wales on 1 June 1983. [1]Further expansion took place to accommodate services transferred from the Preston Royal Infirmary, which closed in 1990, [2] and the Sharoe Green Hospital which closed in 1992. [3]
This is a partnership between the hospital and Durham University and in addition to clinical work will undertake research into various aspects of cognition. [10] In May 2014, the James Cook railway station opened adjacent to the hospital. Located on the Esk Valley line, the station provides access to the hospital via the local rail network. [11]
The first part of the hospital opened on 9 March 1970 - when the outpatients, and X-ray department, moved from Boston General Hospital. The hospital labs opened on 2 March 1970, one week earlier. [17] The bus service to the hospital, in March 1970, was not adequate. [18] The A&E was planned to move in autumn 1970. [19]