West Middlesex University Hospital (WMUH) is an acute

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hospital in

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, operated by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. It is a

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and a designated academic health science partner (Imperial College Academic Health Sciences Partnership). West Middlesex University Hospital serves patients in the London Boroughs of

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and

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. The hospital has over 400 beds and provides a full range of clinical services including

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, acute medicine,

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, surgery and maternity.

History

In 1894, the Brentford Board of Guardians bought a property at

from Lord Warkworth to accommodation an infirmary for the local workhouse. The hospital opened by

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as the Brentford Workhouse Infirmary in October 1896. It became known as the West Middlesex Hospital in 1920 and the West Middlesex County Hospital in 1931. A new maternity department was opened by Queen Mary as the Queen Mary Maternity Wing in 1932. Following bombing during the

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, the Queen Mary Maternity Wing was repaired and re-opened by the

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in 1960. It became the West Middlesex University Hospital in 1991. An extensive redevelopment of the site was procured under a

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contract in 2001. The works, which were carried out by

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at a cost of £55 million, were completed in 2003. In December 2011, West Middlesex University Hospital was awarded full accreditation by UNICEF as a Baby Friendly hospital, the first London hospital to achieve this award. In September 2012 the trust concluded that it was not viable for it to apply for

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status and decided to seek a potential partner. On 1 September 2015, West Middlesex University Hospital became part of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

References

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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre

Radio West Middlesex
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