Royal Stoke University Hospital (formerly the University Hospital of North Staffordshire) is a teaching and research hospital at

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in the English county of Staffordshire. It lies in the city of

Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England, with an area of . In 2019, the city had an estimated population of 256,375. It is the largest settlement in Staffordshire and is surroun ...

, near the border with

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, and is one of the largest hospitals in the country and a major local employer, with over 6,000 staff. It is run by the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust.

History

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The first hospital on the site, known as the Parish Hospital, was completed in 1842. This facility evolved to become the London Road Hospital and Institution by the early 20th century and became the City General Hospital in 1945. It joined the

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in 1948. New facilities were procured under a

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contract to replace both the City General Hospital and the North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary in 2007. The works, which were designed Ryder / HKS and carried out by

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at a cost of £370 million on the old City General Hospital site, were completed August 2012.

Keele University School of Medicine

It is the main teaching hospital for the Keele University School of Medicine. The clinical undergraduate medical school and postgraduate medical school buildings are in the grounds of the hospital, as well as the Clinical Education Centre and the Keele University Health Library which is the main teaching facility for the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Staffordshire Children's Hospital

In March 2020 the Staffordshire Children's Hospital was launched as a "hospital within a hospital". Paediatric patients have access to specialist clinical teams, who care for children with complex conditions or medical problems.

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Royal Stoke University Hospital
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History

Keele University School of Medicine

Staffordshire Children's Hospital

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