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Oxfordshire [[Clinical Commissioning Group]] approved controversial plans to permanently downgrade the hospital’s maternity service to a midwife-led only unit in August 2017, but the [[Independent Reconfiguration panel]] recommended in March 2018 that “further action was required locally before a final decision is made about the future of maternity services in Oxfordshire”.<ref>{{cite news|title=Official review tells Hunt to knock back hospital downgrade|url=https://www.hsj.co.uk/nhs-oxfordshire-ccg/official-review-tells-hunt-to-knock-back-hospital-downgrade/7021881.article?|accessdate=11 May 2018|publisher=Health Service Journal|date=8 March 2018}}</ref> |
Oxfordshire [[Clinical Commissioning Group]] approved controversial plans to permanently downgrade the hospital’s maternity service to a midwife-led only unit in August 2017, but the [[Independent Reconfiguration panel]] recommended in March 2018 that “further action was required locally before a final decision is made about the future of maternity services in Oxfordshire”.<ref>{{cite news|title=Official review tells Hunt to knock back hospital downgrade|url=https://www.hsj.co.uk/nhs-oxfordshire-ccg/official-review-tells-hunt-to-knock-back-hospital-downgrade/7021881.article?|accessdate=11 May 2018|publisher=Health Service Journal|date=8 March 2018}}</ref> |
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==Wards== |
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'''Wards as of 2022- <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/hospitals/horton/horton-wards.aspx|title=Horton General Hospital wards - Oxford University Hospitals|website=www.ouh.nhs.uk}}</ref>''' |
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#Maternity and Midwifery |
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#Oncology |
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#Children's Ward |
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#Day Case Unit |
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#Surgery |
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#Horton Day Case Unit |
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#Dialysis Unit |
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#Kidney Unit |
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#Haemodialysis unit |
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#Acute General Medicine |
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#Emergency Department |
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#Emergency Medicine |
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#Trauma Unit |
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#Minor Injuries Unit |
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#Out Of Hours GP |
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#Women's Day Surgery and Diagnostic Unit |
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#Gynaecology |
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#Acute General Medicine |
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#Laburnum Ward |
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#Acute General Medicine |
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#Outpatient Department |
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#Pre-operative Assessment Department |
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#Down the main corridor from the Old Road entrance |
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#Rowan Ambulatory Unit (RAU) |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 20:44, 18 October 2022
| Horton General Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
 Horton General Hospital in 2010 | |
  Shown in Oxfordshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Banbury, Oxfordshire, England |
| Coordinates | 52°03′13″N 1°20′11″W / 52.05373°N 1.33628°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | National Health Service |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | University of Oxford |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 236 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1872 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
The Horton General Hospital is a National Health Service hospital located on the Oxford Road, in the Calthorpe ward of Banbury. It is managed by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The hospital was founded as a result of a gift from Mary-Ann Horton, a local heiress.[1] It was designed by the architect Charles Henry Driver and built by Franklin and Sons of Deddington.[1] It opened in 1872.[1] A children's ward was added in 1897 and it joined the National Health Service in 1948.[1]
The Italianate Elms House on Oxford Road, a substantial villa built in 1863 for Jonathan Gillet, one of the senior partners of Gillet’s Bank, became the local psychiatric unit in 1961.[2]
In 2005, there were rumours that the hospital might have to close. This led Banbury's MP, Tony Baldry, plus a large proportion of the town's population, to start a campaign to keep the hospital open.[3] The rumours proved to be unfounded, since the plans had already been abandoned by both the NHS Trust and the Health Minister.[4]
In 2006, the Horton attracted publicity because Benjamin Geen, a nurse employed there, was convicted of two murders and fifteen counts of grievous bodily harm in April of that year. During December 2003 and January 2004 he had allegedly poisoned patients because he got a thrill out of trying to resuscitate them.[5][6]
Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group approved controversial plans to permanently downgrade the hospital’s maternity service to a midwife-led only unit in August 2017, but the Independent Reconfiguration panel recommended in March 2018 that “further action was required locally before a final decision is made about the future of maternity services in Oxfordshire”.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Our History". Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "The Elms". Oxfordshire Health Archives. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Hospital protest hailed a success". BBC News Online. 30 September 2006. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
- ^ "Struggling hospital's future safe". BBC News Online. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
- ^ "Killer nurse given 17 life terms". BBC News Online. 10 May 2006. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
- ^ "Independent review (2006) into Horton General A&E following the conviction of Ben Geen" (PDF).
- ^ "Official review tells Hunt to knock back hospital downgrade". Health Service Journal. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.