West Middlesex University Hospital (WMUH) is an acute NHS hospital in Isleworth, West London, operated by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. It is a teaching hospital of Imperial College School of Medicine and a designated academic health science partner (Imperial College Academic Health Sciences Partnership).[1] West Middlesex University Hospital serves patients in the London Boroughs of Hounslow, Richmond upon Thames and Ealing. The hospital has over 400 beds and provides a full range of clinical services including accident and emergency, acute medicine, care of the elderly, surgery and maternity.
| West Middlesex University Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | |
 West Middlesex Hospital in 2014 with picketers from the Royal College of Midwives. | |
  Location within Hounslow | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Twickenham Road, Isleworth, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°28′25″N 0°19′33″W / 51.4736°N 0.3257°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS England |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Imperial College London |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | c.400 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1894, current hospital 2003 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History edit
In 1894, the Brentford Board of Guardians bought a property at Isleworth from Lord Warkworth to accommodate an infirmary for the local workhouse.[2] The hospital opened by Princess Mary of Teck as the Brentford Workhouse Infirmary in October 1896.[2] It became known as the West Middlesex Hospital in 1920 and the West Middlesex County Hospital in 1931.[2] A new maternity department was opened by Queen Mary as the Queen Mary Maternity Wing in 1932.[2] Following bombing during the World War II, the Queen Mary Maternity Wing was repaired and re-opened by the Duchess of Gloucester in 1960.[2] It became the West Middlesex University Hospital in 1991.[2]
An extensive redevelopment of the site was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in 2001.[3] The works, which were carried out by Bouygues at a cost of £55 million, were completed in 2003.[3]
In December 2011, West Middlesex University Hospital was awarded full accreditation by UNICEF as a Baby Friendly hospital, the first London hospital to achieve this award.[4] In September 2012 the trust concluded that it was not viable for it to apply for NHS Foundation Trust status and decided to seek a potential partner.[5] On 1 September 2015, West Middlesex University Hospital became part of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Plans for partnership in North West London aim to bring innovations to healthcare". Imperial College. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "West Middlesex University Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ a b "The PFI contract for the redevelopment of the West Middlesex University Hospital" (PDF). National Audit Office. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Higher and Advanced Obstetrics for Imperial Trainees" (PDF). Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Analysed: The London FT pipeline and its hotspots". Health Service Journal. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ "Hospitals join forces in bigger, better organisation". Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
External links edit
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre
- Radio West Middlesex