Salford Royal

Salford Royal (formerly Hope Hospital) is a large hospital in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, managed by the Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust. It is a teaching hospital, and has links with the University of Manchester's School of Medicine and the University of Salford's School of Nursing.

Leading research departments include one of the largest dermatology centres in the United Kingdom, gastroenterology, vascular diabetes, trauma and clinical neurosciences which houses the University of Manchester's 3T MRI scanner.

In the Healthcare Commission's 2006/2007 review of the 394 NHS Trusts in England, Salford Royal was one of 19 to be rated excellent in its quality of services and its use of resources. [cite web |title=The Annual Health Check: 2006/2007 |url=http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/_db/_documents/Annual_health_check_national_overview_2006-2007.pdf|publisher=Healthcare Commission |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-02-15]

History

The hospital opened in 1882 as the Salford Union Infirmary, [Cooper, "Salford: An Illustrated History", p. 162] a hospital for sick paupers, in association with the union workhouse. It was later renamed as Hope Hospital, taking the name of a nearby large medieval house, Hope Hall, which was demolished in 1956. [Cooper, "Salford: An Illustrated History", p. 84] The formation of the NHS Trust in 1994 saw the closure of Salford Royal Hospital on Chapel Street. The trust was originally named Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust, but changed its name to Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust in 2006. [cite web |title=Profile of Salford Royal |publisher=Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust |url=http://www.srht.nhs.uk/about-us/trust-profile/ |accessdate=2007-11-10] During 2007 a substantial redevelopment commenced under a Private Finance Initiative (PFI), which included rebranding the hospital as "Salford Royal" whilst naming one of the new buildings "The Hope Building" as a link with the past.

SHIFT

The SHIFT Programme comprises the £130 million PFI contract to construct a number of new hospital units and a separate £30 million modernisation contract, both signed with Consort Healthcare. Among the new units will be a cancer centre in partnership with Christie Hospital NHS Trust.

Service changes

Under new proposals by the Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority, Salford Royal has lost its maternity and neonatal services and may lose its in-patient children’s services. The plans are part of a large reconfiguration of these services across Greater Manchester and surrounding NHS Primary Care Trusts, which aims to streamline delivery of care over several years. The changes will also see the closure of Booth Hall and Royal Manchester Children's (Pendlebury) hospitals, and the opening of a new children's hospital in central Manchester by 2010.

Hospital Radio

The hospital has it's own radio station, Northern air hospital radio, that has been broadcasting for over 40 years.

References

Notes

Bibliography

*cite book |first=Glynis |last=Cooper |title=Salford: An Illustrated History |place=Derby |publisher=The Breedon Books Publishing Company |year=2005 |isbn=1859834558

External links

* [http://www.srht.nhs.uk/ Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust]
* [http://www.shiftprogramme.co.uk/index.htm SHIFT]
* [http://www.bestforhealth.nhs.uk/page.asp?branchid=CHILDADULT Making It Better]