Kettering General Hospital is an
NHS
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 " ...
hospital in
Kettering
Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire, England. It is located north of London and north-east of Northampton, west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of Ket ...
,
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by
two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...
,
England
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. It is managed by the
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS trust responsible for the management of Kettering General Hospital and a new outpatient centre in Irthlingborough, East Northamptonshire.
History
Kettering General came under the managemen ...
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History
The hospital, which replaced a small local dispensary, was opened after a fund-raising campaign by the Hon.
Charles Spencer MP in October 1897.
An operating theatre and extra consulting rooms opened in 1902, an X-ray department opened in 1905 and an eye department opened in 1908.
[ 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 " ...
in 1948.[ A new accident and emergency department opened in 1993, the Centenary Wing opened in 2000 and the Jubilee Wing, for the treatment of dermatology patients, opened in 2003.][ The new Foundation Wing, which included children's and cardiac wards and a new intensive care unit, was completed in April 2013.
In 2021 the hospital was said to have the ‘most cramped and limited emergency department in the UK’. It was allocated £46 million for an urgent care hub but the trust pleaded for £6 million in 2021/2 and £29m in 2022-23 to start making improvements to the department.]
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Buildings and structures in Kettering
Hospital buildings completed in 1897
NHS hospitals in England
Hospitals in Northamptonshire