Ludlow Hospital is an

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community hospital located on Gravel Hill in

Ludlow Ludlow () is a market town in Shropshire, England. The town is significant in the history of the Welsh Marches and in relation to Wales. It is located south of Shrewsbury and north of Hereford, on the A49 road which bypasses the town. The t ...

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. It is managed by the

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community health services (not including adult mental health) in Shropshire (including Telford and Wrekin). It was established in July 2011 from the community health provider arms of Shropshire Coun ...

History

The facility has its origins in the Ludlow Poor Law Workhouse which was established in 1833. The facility was converted into a hospital and joined the

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as Ludlow Hamlet Hospital in 1948. It became Ludlow Hospital in 1982. After plans for a new hospital for Ludlow were dropped in 2013, the existing hospital was renovated in 2014. Local campaigners have been fearful that the hospital - and particularly inpatient provision - is under threat. Bed numbers have been officially reduced from 40 to 24.

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NHS Choices
Ludlow Community Hospital
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
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