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The facility was first established on Stepping Hill as the Stepping Hill Poor Law Hospital in December 1905. The facility became a military hospital during the First World War and joined the National Health Service as the Stepping Hill Municipal Hospital in 1948.
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Stockport
Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here.
Most of the town is within ...
, Greater Manchester, England. It is managed by Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust, which runs Stepping Hill Hospital as well as other community and specialist services in Stockport.
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services for children and adults acro ...
.
History
The facility was first established on Stepping Hill as the Stepping Hill Poor Law Hospital in December 1905. The facility became a military hospital during the First World War and joined the National Health Service as the Stepping Hill Municipal Hospital in 1948.
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which began in July 2011, 3 patients were found to have been unlawfully killed by poisoning at the hospital. The United Kingdom's first prostate cancer
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operation using a hand-held robot was undertaken at the hospital in March 2012.
The Duchess of Gloucester officially opened a new medical and surgical centre built at a cost of £20 million in October 2017.
Notable births
Claire Foy, theGolden Globe Award
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winning actress and star of Netflix series The Crown and the BBC miniseries Wolf Hall, was born at the hospital in 1984 and England under-21
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footballer Tom Ince was born at the hospital in 1992.
See also
* Healthcare in Greater Manchester * List of hospitals in EnglandReferences
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