Alnwick Infirmary is a community hospital in Alnwick,

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, England. It is managed by

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History

The infirmary was established by William Davison as the Alnwick Dispensary "for the prompt and judicious aid of medicines and medical advice" in 1815. The medical school Davison set up in his pharmacy premises was noted throughout the North of England. It became Alnwick Infirmary in 1849 and joined the

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in 1948.

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