The Royal Surrey County Hospital (RSCH) is a 520-bed District General Hospital, located on the fringe of

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, run by the

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History

The hospital has its origins in a facility at Farnham Road which opened in 1866. The hospital moved to Egerton Road in Guildford in 1979. The new hospital was officially opened by

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in February 1981; following the closure of St Luke's Hospital, she returned to open the St Luke's Wing at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in February 1997. A successful campaign to save the Royal Surrey County Hospital from closure was launched in October 2006.

Facilities

It serves a population of 330,000 for general services and up to 2 million for cancer services. The Royal Surrey is also a specialist centre for

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and maxillo facial surgery. It is situated close to the

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allowing it to offer opportunities for research and pioneering treatments such as fibroid embolisation,

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and minimal access surgery. The Royal Surrey County Hospital was one of the first

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s in 1991. It treats around 500,000 patients a year – 74,000 Accident and Emergency, 90,000 in-patients and day-patients and 336,000 outpatients. There are also therapists, scientific and technical and support staff. The Trust has 20 wards comprising general and specialist surgery,

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, general and specialist medicine,

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and coronary care, with 527 beds in total. There are 13 dedicated surgical theatres, one obstetric and one minor operations theatre and state of the art outpatient,

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and rehabilitation departments. The trust has an aseptics unit which manufactures radiopharmaceuticals and other medication. It is licensed by the

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. After the agency raised concerns about staffing, quality systems and documentation, production was suspended in November 2019. Guildford and Waverley

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organised a programme of in-reach GPs in 2015, where GPs were placed in wards of the hospital reviewing patients who had been admitted and advising on possibilities for discharge.

Popular culture

The Royal Surrey County Hospital served as inspiration for the PC game

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by local software house

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External links

The Royal Surrey County Hospital – NHS Trust
{{authority control Buildings and structures in Guildford NHS hospitals in England Hospitals in Surrey NHS foundation trusts

History

Facilities

Popular culture

See also

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