Buckland Hospital is a community hospital at

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, England. It is managed by

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History

The hospital has its origins in the Dover Union Workhouse Infirmary which was completed in 1836. This was replaced by a new infirmary in 1884 and a nurses' home was added in 1902. It became the county hospital in 1943 and it joined the

National Health Service The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). Since 1948, they have been funded out of general taxation. There are three systems which are referred to using the " ...

as Buckland Hospital in 1948. Funding for a purpose-built modern hospital on an adjacent site was approved in December 2012. The new hospital, which incorporates a minor injury unit, was completed in June 2015. The site of the old hospital was bought by a developer for £1.5 million in December 2016.

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* Hospitals in Kent NHS hospitals in England Buildings and structures in Dover, Kent {{UK-hospital-stub