Northwood and Pinner Cottage Hospital
| Northwood and Pinner Cottage Hospital | |
|---|---|
 Northwood and Pinner Cottage Hospital | |
  Location within Hillingdon | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Northwood, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°36′14″N 0°24′50″W / 51.6039°N 0.4138°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS England |
| History | |
| Opened | 1920 |
| Closed | 2008 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Northwood and Pinner Cottage Hospital was built as a war memorial in Northwood, London.
History
[edit]The hospital was created as a memorial to those who had died in the First World War and was opened in a small building at the corner of Green Lane and Hallowell Road by Margaret Lloyd George in 1920.[1] It moved to a purpose-built facility in Pinner Road in December 1924.[1] An extension was opened by the Countess of Harewood in 1930.[1] It joined the National Health Service as the Northwood, Pinner and District Hospital in 1948.[1]
At the end of 1983 it was the site of a workers occupation aiming to keep the hospital open. This was followed by a successful Judicial Review of the decision by Hillingdon District Health Authority to close it [2]
The hospital closed in 2008 after the Hillingdon Primary Care Trust stated it had become too costly to maintain. In 2010 the trust announced the hospital would remain empty for another four years while funding was used to improve services in other areas of the London Borough of Hillingdon.[3] In 2011 the trust said the hospital could remain closed for a further ten years.[4] A potential option of selling the hospital by September 2012 was referred to in the minutes of a budget meeting of NHS Hillingdon.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Northwood and Pinner Hospital". Lost Hospital of London. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "The South London Women's Hospital Occupation 1984-85". Past tense. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ Matti, Siba (22 June 2010). "Northwood and Pinner Cottage Hospital to remain closed for further four years". Uxbridge Gazette. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ Matti, Siba (17 May 2011). "Hospital set to 'wither' for next decade". Uxbridge Gazette. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ Coombes, Jenny (14 March 2012). "Plans to sell off Northwood and Pinner Cottage Hospital spark outcry". Uxbridge Gazette. Retrieved 15 March 2012.