University Hospital of North Durham
| University Hospital of North Durham | |
|---|---|
| County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust | |
 University Hospital of North Durham | |
  Shown in County Durham | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Durham,England |
| Coordinates | 54°47′21″N1°35′36″W/ 54.78930°N 1.59339°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | District General |
| Affiliated university | Newcastle University Medical School[1] |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 528[2] |
| History | |
| Opened | 2001 |
| Links | |
| Website | University Hospital of North Durhamat cddft.nhs.uk |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
University Hospital of North Durhamis anacute carehospital built to replace the older Dryburn Hospital on the same site. It is managed by theCounty Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.[3]
History
[edit]The hospital has its origins in the Dryburn Emergency Hospital which was established at Dryburn Hall, the former home of William Lloyd Wharton,[4]in 1940, during theSecond World War.[5]After the war, the establishment was expanded into a civilian facility known as Dryburn Hospital.[5]
A new hospital was procured under aPrivate Finance Initiativecontract which was awarded to a consortium ofBalfour Beattyand theRoyal Bank of Scotlandin 1998.[6]It was built by Balfour Beatty with an initial cost of £87 million and opened in 2001.[7]Facilities management services were provided byEngie.[8]Balfour Beatty subsequently sold their stake to Dalmore Capital in 2014.[9]
Services provided
[edit]The main hospital building contains the vast majority of the hospitals departments. It has a basement for pathology and pharmacy and three other floors, each consisting of a long main corridor with wards and departments on both sides. Most of the wards consist of four single beds in each room, as well as side rooms. A few buildings from the original "Dryburn Hospital" remain in operation. These buildings include Dryburn House which is used as the hospital doctor's residence.[10]
The hospital works in partnership withBishop Auckland HospitalandDarlington Memorial Hospital.Cases relating to some of the departments not present in the University Hospital of North Durham (e.g. neurosurgery) are referred to the other hospitals for management.[11]
2014 report and response
[edit]In 2014 aBBCreport identified that "out of 126 serious incidents when patients were delayed admission to hospitals for more than two hours, 71 happened at the University Hospital of North Durham".[12]The hospital trust subsequently announced they had earmarked £5.6million to invest into the emergency departments at Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham.[13]
That focus has resulted in improved patient perceptions[14]but a 2015 Care Quality Commission assessment of the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust resulted in an overall "Requires Improvement" rating.[15]
A subsequent inspection undertaken in July 2019 and published the following December raised this rating to "Good".[16]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Medical education".County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.Retrieved22 December2022.
- ^"County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust: Request for Information"(PDF).County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.Retrieved22 December2022.
- ^"County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust: Hospitals and Clinics".NHS Choices.Retrieved11 November2014.
- ^"Dryburn House in grounds of University Hospital of North Durham to be demolished".Chronicle Live. 11 June 2015.Retrieved11 April2019.
- ^ab"Dryburn Hospital, Durham".National Archives.Retrieved11 April2019.
- ^"Balfour Beatty turns a huge profit on building schools and hospitals".The Independent.3 June 2014.Retrieved2 April2018.
- ^"Crisis-hit hospital finds that private finance for NHS comes at a price".The Guardian.23 July 2001.Retrieved2 April2018.
- ^"Application to cut down fire hazard trees next to hospital's oxygen tank".Proarb Magazine.20 October 2016.Retrieved22 April2024.
- ^Armitage, Jim."Balfour Beatty turns a huge profit on building schools and hospitals".The Independent.Retrieved15 November2014.
- ^Historic England."Dryburn House (1121437)".National Heritage List for England.Retrieved2 April2018.
- ^"Paediatrics".County Durham Families Information Service.Retrieved2 April2018.
- ^"Accident and emergency delays face thousands of patients".BBC News.Retrieved15 November2014.
- ^Henderson, Vicki (20 September 2014)."Hospital trust announces plans to spend £5.6m improving A&E in Darlington and Durham".The Northern Echo.thenorthernecho.co.uk.Retrieved15 November2014.
- ^"University Hospital of North Durham".NHS Choices.NHS.Retrieved8 July2017.
- ^"Care Quality Commission Inspection Report".Care Quality Commission.NHS.Retrieved8 July2017.
- ^"Care Quality Commission Inspection Report".
