Bassetlaw District General Hospital is a
National Health Service hospital in
Worksop,
Nottinghamshire. It is managed by the
.
History
The hospital has its origins in the Kilton Hill Infirmary, which was designed by Herbert Scalping and built by JH Vickers and which served as the local Poor Law Infirmary. It was opened by the local chairman of the poor law guardians in January 1902.
The hospital administration block was extended in 1929 and pre-fabricated hut-style wards were added in 1939 in order to increase capacity.
The hospital joined the
National Health Service in 1948.
[
The hospital was completely rebuilt between 1982 and 1987 with the new facilities being officially opened by the ]Princess of Wales
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in September 1987. Following the demolition of the pre-fabricated hut-style wards in the early 1990s, a new coronary care unit and a new rehabilitation ward were completed in 1994 and a new CT scan
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ner and breast cancer screening equipment arrived in 1997.[
]
Services
Following an inspection in January 2018 the Care Quality Commission reported that the hospital "needs improvement".
See also
* List of hospitals in England
References
External links
Official site
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Hospital buildings completed in 1908
Hospital buildings completed in 1988
Hospitals in Nottinghamshire
Hospitals established in 1902
Teaching hospitals in England
1902 establishments in England
Poor law infirmaries
Worksop
NHS hospitals in England