Barnet General Hospital
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Barnet Hospital, formerly called Barnet General Hospital, is a hospital in Barnet
, north London
, run by Barnet and Chase Farm NHS Hospitals Trust
as part of the National Health Service
.
project. It was re-opened by HRH The Princess Royal
in February 2003.
The hospital has 445 beds out of the 954 available in both hospitals of the trust. It operates a full range of acute medical services including internal medicine, surgery, gynaecology, orthopaedics, anaesthetics, haematology, stroke medicine, dermatology, paediatrics, genito-urinary medicine as well as some smaller other services. It has a busy 24 hour Accident and Emergency department, and a modern intensive care unit.
Ophthalmology is provided by the Royal Free NHS Trust
The psychiatric unit based at the Barnet Hospital site has recently undergone renovation, and has been relocated there from Edgware Community Hospital. It is under the auspices of a separate NHS trust.
The hospital has good links with other local hospitals, and often has medical students from University College London Medical School.
bus services. These are:
The 384 also servers the 24-hour Accident and Emergency unit at Barnet General Hospital (located further down Wellhouse Lane) as part of the hail and ride
section of this bus route, although the bus itself runs only between 05.59 and 00.14.
Further Transport for London buses 107
, 307 and 614 stop a short walk away from the hospital: in Wood Street, stops B3 and B4.
The closest Underground station is High Barnet, which is a 15 minute walk away.
On site parking has been highlighted by Which?
as having the highest minimum charge in the country. (http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/8214185.Hospitals_defend_parking_charges_branded_highest_in_Britain/}
Cycle parking is available under the main entrance, access is from the southeast corner of the building.
Barnet
High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet, North London, England. It is a suburban development built around a twelfth-century settlement and is located north north-west of Charing Cross. Its name is often abbreviated to Barnet, which is also the name of the London...
, north London
London
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, run by Barnet and Chase Farm NHS Hospitals Trust
Barnet and Chase Farm NHS Hospitals Trust
Barnet and Chase Farm NHS Hospitals Trust is a NHS hospital trust of the National Health Service in England, responsible for Barnet General Hospital and Chase Farm Hospital, both of which are in North London...
as part of the National Health Service
National Health Service (England)
The National Health Service or NHS is the publicly funded healthcare system in England. It is both the largest and oldest single-payer healthcare system in the world. It is able to function in the way that it does because it is primarily funded through the general taxation system, similar to how...
.
Overview
Barnet Hospital was completely rebuilt between 1999 and 2002 through a PFIPrivate Finance Initiative
The private finance initiative is a way of creating "public–private partnerships" by funding public infrastructure projects with private capital...
project. It was re-opened by HRH The Princess Royal
Anne, Princess Royal
Princess Anne, Princess Royal , is the only daughter of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
in February 2003.
The hospital has 445 beds out of the 954 available in both hospitals of the trust. It operates a full range of acute medical services including internal medicine, surgery, gynaecology, orthopaedics, anaesthetics, haematology, stroke medicine, dermatology, paediatrics, genito-urinary medicine as well as some smaller other services. It has a busy 24 hour Accident and Emergency department, and a modern intensive care unit.
Ophthalmology is provided by the Royal Free NHS Trust
Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust
The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust is an NHS trust based in London, United Kingdom. It comprises The Royal Free Hospital, The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital and clinics run by the Trust at Edgware Community Hospital, Barnet and Chase Farm Hospital, Finchley Memorial Hospital and North...
The psychiatric unit based at the Barnet Hospital site has recently undergone renovation, and has been relocated there from Edgware Community Hospital. It is under the auspices of a separate NHS trust.
The hospital has good links with other local hospitals, and often has medical students from University College London Medical School.
Transport links
Barnet Hospital is served directly by three Transport for LondonTransport for London
Transport for London is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London in England. Its role is to implement the transport strategy and to manage transport services across London...
bus services. These are:
- 263London Buses route 263London Buses route 263 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Metroline.-History:...
(stop B1, starts/terminates here, to Holloway) - 384 (Cockfosters tube station to Barnet (Quinta Drive) - stop B1 towards Cockfosters and stop B2 towards Quinta Drive)
- 634 (stop B1, starts/terminates here, to Muswell Hill Broadway - school service only).
The 384 also servers the 24-hour Accident and Emergency unit at Barnet General Hospital (located further down Wellhouse Lane) as part of the hail and ride
Hail and ride
Hail and Ride is a concept in public transport in the United Kingdom. Generally, it refers to boarding or alighting a mode of public transport by signalling the driver or conductor that one wishes to board/alight, rather than the more...
section of this bus route, although the bus itself runs only between 05.59 and 00.14.
Further Transport for London buses 107
London Buses route 107
London Buses route 107 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Metroline.-History:...
, 307 and 614 stop a short walk away from the hospital: in Wood Street, stops B3 and B4.
The closest Underground station is High Barnet, which is a 15 minute walk away.
On site parking has been highlighted by Which?
Which?
Which? is a product-testing and consumer campaigning charity with a magazine, website and various other services run by Which? Ltd ....
as having the highest minimum charge in the country. (http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/8214185.Hospitals_defend_parking_charges_branded_highest_in_Britain/}
Cycle parking is available under the main entrance, access is from the southeast corner of the building.