Homerton University Hospital is a teaching hospital in

Homerton Homerton ( ) is an area in London, England, in the London Borough of Hackney. It is bordered to the west by Hackney Central, to the north by Lower Clapton, in the east by Hackney Wick, Leyton and by South Hackney to the south. In 2019, it ...

in the London Borough of Hackney. It is managed by

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust based in London, England, which runs Homerton University Hospital. History The trust was established as Homerton Hospital NHS Trust on 24 December 1994, and became operation ...

History

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The hospital has its origins in the Homerton Fever Hospital, which opened at the north of the current site in December 1870. A smallpox hospital, built on adjacent land, opened in February 1871. The two facilities merged as the Eastern Fever Hospital in 1884 and a new isolation block was built in 1935. The hospital joined the

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in 1948 as the Eastern Hospital and became increasingly focused on neurological patients before closing down in 1982. Construction of the new Homerton Hospital began in 1982 and was completed in July 1986. The hospital was built at a cost of £20 million and was opened by the

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in March 1987. As well as replacing the Eastern Hospital, the new hospital replaced the Mothers' Hospital Lower Clapton Road in Hackney, which closed in 1986, and the German Hospital on Ritson Road, which closed in 1987. Clinical throughput increased further when the Hackney Hospital on Homerton High Street closed in 1995 and services were transferred to the current site. The hospital was the designated hospital for the 2012 Summer Olympic and

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Services

The hospital services the East London borough of Hackney and also the

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. Specialist care is provided in

obstetrics Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surg ...

neonatology Neonatology is a subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn. It is a hospital-based specialty, and is usually practised in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). T ...

, fetal medicine,

laparoscopic surgery Laparoscopy () is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis using small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the abdomen.Medl ...

fertility Fertility is the capability to produce offspring through reproduction following the onset of sexual maturity. The fertility rate is the average number of children born by a female during her lifetime and is quantified demographically. Ferti ...

bariatric surgery Bariatric surgery (or weight loss surgery) includes a variety of procedures performed on people who are obese. Long term weight loss through the standard of care procedures ( Roux en-Y bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and biliopancreatic diversi ...

, obesity surgery and

neurorehabilitation Neurorehabilitation is a complex medical process which aims to aid recovery from a nervous system injury, and to minimize and/or compensate for any functional alterations resulting from it. Features In case of a serious disability, such as caused ...

. The hospital directly employs 3500 staff. The hospital received "excellent" both for service quality and use of resources in the

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(CQC) ratings and top rating of 3 stars with the

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in 2009–10. It holds the level 2 NHS Litigation Authority rating for safety for both general and maternity services. In October 2013 as a result of the

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the Trust was put into the highest risk category by the

however the first CQC report following rated the A&E dept as 'outstanding'. In a 2020 report the CQC rated the hospital as outstanding overall.

Teaching

The hospital serves as teaching hospital for medical students from

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as well as radiography students from

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. It also provides post graduate training in all major specialities.

Transport

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routes 26, 30, 236, 242, 276, 308, 394, 425, 488 and W15 serve the hospital. The nearest railway station is

on the

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, with frequent services operated by

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References

External links

Trust website

Homerton University Hospital on the NHS website

Inspection reports
from the