Stepping Hill Hospital is in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is managed by Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.
| Stepping Hill Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Stockport NHS Foundation Trust | |
 Hospital viewed from the railway bridge on Bramhall Moor Lane | |
  Shown in Greater Manchester | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Stockport, Greater Manchester, England |
| Coordinates | 53°23′02″N 2°07′55″W / 53.383901°N 2.131836°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | District General Hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 778 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1905 |
| Links | |
| Website | stockport |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History edit
The facility was established as the Stepping Hill Poor Law Hospital in 1905.[1][2] It became a military hospital during the First World War[3] and joined the National Health Service (NHS) as the Stepping Hill Municipal Hospital in 1948.[1]
In a poisoning incident which began in 2011, three patients were found to have been unlawfully killed at the hospital.[4] The United Kingdom's first prostate cancer operation using a hand-held robot was undertaken at the hospital in 2012.[5]
A new medical and surgical centre built at a cost of £20 million was officially opened by Duchess of Gloucester in 2017.[6]
The hospital's older buildings are decaying and prone to rainwater leaks. In November 2023, one of the outpatient units had to be closed as unsafe. In March 2024, ceiling collapses on consecutive days required closure of the radiography and critical care units. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust wishes to replace the aging buildings but the hospital was not selected for the government's new hospitals programme.[7]
Notable births edit
Claire Foy, the Golden Globe Award winning actress and star of Netflix series The Crown and the BBC miniseries Wolf Hall, was born at the hospital in 1984[8] and England under-21 footballer Tom Ince was born at the hospital in 1992.[9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport". National Archives. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Stockport". Workhouses. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Soldiers in Stepping Hill Hospital". Diverse Narratives. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Stepping Hill nurse Victorino Chua jailed for life". BBC News. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Stepping Hill surgeons use robot in prostate operation". BBC News. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "The Duchess of Gloucester visits Stepping Hill Hospital". Royal.UK. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ Denis Campbell (3 May 2024). "Patients evacuated and scans cancelled after Stockport hospital ceilings fall in". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Helen Johnson (7 November 2016). "Stockport-born actress is the star of lavish new royal drama". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Tim Rich (24 July 2013). "Tom Ince: 'Dad says I must leave Blackpool to reach top'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
External links edit
Media related to Stepping Hill Hospital at Wikimedia Commons
