Northampton General Hospital is a district general hospital in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. It is managed by the Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust.
History
The hospital was established in a townhouse on George Row in 1744.[2][3] After a fund-raising campaign led by Dr William Kerr, a purpose-built hospital designed by Mr A Saxton was built at Northampton Fields and opened in 1793.[2]
In March 2014, the CQC published its report following an inspection of the trust. As well as identifying areas for improvement there were a number of positive findings. The trust was judged as good across all services for ‘caring’ and inspectors found that, in the main, the safety and effectiveness of services had been maintained, despite the overriding urgent care pressures.[6] In October 2019, the CQC published a report rating the hospital as "requires improvement" overall, with some areas "good".[7][8] In February 2023, the CQC published another inspection report that rated the hospital the same as previously.[9]
An elderly man died in March 2018 while waiting to be seen by a consultant at the hospital's accident and emergency department: overcrowding at the department was blamed.[11]
Northampton has several bus stations outside, and it is served buses operated by Stagecoach Midlands. The VH1 is operated by the Cogenhoe parish council.[17]
^ abRogers, Sarah (2022). 'A Maker of Matrons'? A study of Eva Lückes's influence on a generation of nurse leaders:1880–1919' (Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Huddersfield, April 2022)
^Matrons Annual Letter, No.1, Matron's Annual Letter to Nurses, 1894–1916; RLHLH/N/7/2, No.1, May 1894, 9; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
^"Appointments". The Hospital. 11 (284): cxxxvii. 5 March 1892.
^"Provincial Nurse Training Schools, 1894". The Nursing Record. 13 (340): 228–232. 6 October 1894 – via www.rcn.org.
^Marion Neepe, Register of Probationers; RLHLH/N/1/1, 41; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
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