Bolsover Hospital

Bolsover Hospital
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
Bolsover Hospital
Location in Derbyshire
Geography
LocationWelbeck Road, Bolsover, Derbyshire, England
Coordinates53°13′57″N 1°16′46″W / 53.2326°N 1.2795°W / 53.2326; -1.2795
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeCommunity
History
Opened1988
Closed2019
Links
Websitewww.dchs.nhs.uk

Bolsover Hospital was a community healthcare facility in Bolsover, Derbyshire. It was managed by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust.

History

Bolsover Hospital was built as a small single-storey building and completed in 1988.[1] Despite efforts by local member of parliament Dennis Skinner to challenge Prime Minister David Cameron in the House of Commons to prevent closure[2][3] and a strong campaign against closure organised by local people,[4][5] it was confirmed in July 2017 that the hospital would close.[6] After services had been transferred to the Castle Street Medical Centre in Bolsover in early 2019,[7] Bolsover Hospital closed[8] and the site was handed over to Homes England to facilitate residential development.[8]

References

  1. ^ "North Derbyshire Joined Up Care Community Hubs Consultation Business Case" (PDF). Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group. p. 28. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Topical Questions". Hansard. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Skinner: 'Dodgy Dave assists the Beast'". BBC. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Save Bolsover Hospital". 38 Degrees. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Opinion: "Time Is Running Out to Save Our Hospital"". Nailed. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Confirmed - Bolsover and Bakewell's Newholme hospital will close". Peak FM. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Bolsover Hospital sale completed as part of transformation to out-of-hospital care". Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust. 5 February 2019.
  8. ^ a b "End of an era as former Bolsover Hospital could be demolished next month". Derbyshire Times. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.