Bassetlaw District General Hospital
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Bassetlaw Hospital, Worksop
, is one of the key hospitals in the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
[www.dbh.nhs.uk]. The Hospital
has 305 beds (19% single rooms). Each year, the hospital treats around 33,000 patients along with 38,000 emergencies in the A&E Department.
The Hospital is situated in the residential area of Kilton, about half a mile from Worksop town centre. The A1, M1 and M18 are all within 20 minutes drive; Doncaster
(20 minutes), Sheffield
(30 minutes) and Nottingham
(50 minutes) are within an easy drive.
It is named after the District which it serves (Bassetlaw District of North Nottinghamshire) as oppossed to the town (Worksop)
History
Hospital services in Bassetlaw began with the opening of the 5-bed Victoria Hospital, Worksop, in 1900, staffed by a house surgeon, two honorary surgeons, a matron and three probationer nurses. There were 59 patients and during the first year, the income was £487 12s 6d, and the expenditure £505 4s 3d. Thirty years later, 812 patients were treated, the income was £7326 and expenditure £6751. A (penny in the pound) worker's contributory scheme raised £4300 while the 'Gloops Club' donated a cot to the Children's wing. It became part of the NHS in 1948 and was demolished in 1996.
The foundation stone for Kilton Hospital was laid in 1902; it was known as Worksop's Poor Law Infirmary and cost £18,300 to build. Major parts of this building still exists and is now used as an administration block and the Postgraduate Centre and Library
The first phase of the new Bassetlaw Hospital was opened on the same site in 1984. Work was completed in 1987 and Casualty and inpatient facilities at Retford Hospital were transferred to the new site in 1988. Not long after the services from th Victoria Hospital in the centre of Worksop were transferred to Bassetlaw Hospital.
The hospital joined with Doncaster Royal Infirmary in 2001 to form the Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Trust and now jointly serves a population of 410 000.
The Trust has a Patient Advice & Liaison Service (PALS), which deals with people's day-to-day issues and concerns by solving some problems on the spot. In addition, PALS staff will help to make changes to sort out recurrent problems experienced by both patients and staff. The PALS office is based in the main entrance next to the reception desk.
Clinical Services
The hospital serves a population of approximately 110,000, with 305 beds and its services include A&E, Consultants in Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Respiratory Medicine, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Stroke, Acute Medicine, Rhematology, Dermatology, Haematology, Palliative Medicine with visiting Renal, Neurology and Oncology Physicians.
Surgical services include Orthopaedics, Colorectal Surgery, Breast Surgery, Urology and outpatient ENT and ophthalmology services. Other services include an on site Mental Health unit with facilities for emergency Electroconvulsive Therapy.
Critical Care Services include SCBU, ITU, HDU and a 14 bedded CCU with its own dedicated cardiac pacing room for insertion of temporary cardiac pacing wires.
On site Women Services include Breast Screening, Gynaecology and Obstetric/Maternity Services. There is also a Special Care Baby Unit.
Paediatric Ward is located on site
A satellite Renal Dilaysis Unit has also been opened on the grounds of the hospital.
A modern radiology department has MRI, CT, Barium studies, Ultrasound scanning and DEXA scanning.
A Endoscopy unit provides services for colonoscopy, gastroscopy, PEG insertions, Breath tests, bronchoscopy and cystoscopy (over 3500 procedures a year) A recent JAG inspection in June 2010 resulted in a 5 year Accreditation for the endoscopy unit.
The cardiorespiratory lab performs echocardiography, ECG, spirometry and pulmonary function tests.
A specially planned and facilitated Day Surgery Unit opened in 2001, with its own theatre, providing general surgery, ophthalmic and orthopaedic services. These surgical specialities are served by a theatre complex containing four main theatres. There is a combined HDU and ICU, providing four intensive care and two high dependency beds which are used flexibly.
Retford Hospital
The Trust provides a range of outpatient and community services at Retford Hospital, Which is also the headquarters of Bassetlaw PCT. Services provided at Retford include; outpatient department, physiotherapy, speech therapy, chiropody, audiology, child health, community occupational health, community nursing/ equipment loans, continence service, dental, Genito-Urinary medicine, intermediate care and medical imaging.
PostGraduate Medical Services
The PostGraduate centre holds weekly educationally meetings for doctors and nurses. It contains its own Library. In 2009 it held the formal MRCP PAECES exam making it the smallest hospital to have held the PACES exam in the UK. It currently participates in holding the South Yorkshire Regional mock PACES exam for medical trainees which took place at Bassetlaw Hospital in October 2011.
The Trust’s Clinical Skills lab is based at Bassetlaw
Basstelaw Hospital is an Associate teaching hospital of the University of Sheffield and Associate college of Sheffield Hallam University
Medical Trainees
The hospital provides training for doctors who rotate through the Sheffield Deanery (South Yorkshire Rotation). It also provides training for GP VTS scheme ( from the Nottingham Deanery).
Staff Facilities
The hospital has had recent investments in a 3 million pound new restaurant. The outpatient department has its own coffee shop.
The main entrance is on Blyth Road. In the main foyer is a shop, run by WRVS, selling sweets, snacks, newspapers, sandwiches, cards, and a selection of gifts.
In the outpatients' waiting area, there is a coffee shop run by WRVS.
The new modern staff restaurant, which is situated in the main hospital building is open to the public and staff.
Parking
Good facilities for patient and staff parking available. The average parking fee per hour is £0.20 although this is currently under review
Recent Comments from Dr Foster
(Dr Foster is the UK's leading provider of comparative information on health and social care services)
The Hospital has an enviable reputation for cleanliness with low levels of infection. Staff have won numerous awards and, as part of Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, won a Top 40 Hospitals Award for 7 years running. The quality of services was classified as Good by the Care Quality Commission (formerly Healthcare Commission) and use of resources as Excellent in its latest Annual Health Check. Cancer care has been well reviewed in the independent peer review process. Maternity services were rated by the then Healthcare Commission as among the best performing in the country. An independent assessment of the environment, food, and ensuring the privacy and dignity for patients, rated all three 'good'.
Worksop
Worksop is the largest town in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest. It is about east-south-east of the City of Sheffield and its population is estimated to be 39,800...
, is one of the key hospitals in the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
NHS Foundation Trust
An NHS foundation trust is part of the National Health Service in England and has gained a degree of independence from the Department of Health and local NHS strategic health authority.Foundation Trusts are represented by the , .-Function:...
[www.dbh.nhs.uk]. The Hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
has 305 beds (19% single rooms). Each year, the hospital treats around 33,000 patients along with 38,000 emergencies in the A&E Department.
The Hospital is situated in the residential area of Kilton, about half a mile from Worksop town centre. The A1, M1 and M18 are all within 20 minutes drive; Doncaster
Doncaster
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
(20 minutes), Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
(30 minutes) and Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
(50 minutes) are within an easy drive.
It is named after the District which it serves (Bassetlaw District of North Nottinghamshire) as oppossed to the town (Worksop)
History
Hospital services in Bassetlaw began with the opening of the 5-bed Victoria Hospital, Worksop, in 1900, staffed by a house surgeon, two honorary surgeons, a matron and three probationer nurses. There were 59 patients and during the first year, the income was £487 12s 6d, and the expenditure £505 4s 3d. Thirty years later, 812 patients were treated, the income was £7326 and expenditure £6751. A (penny in the pound) worker's contributory scheme raised £4300 while the 'Gloops Club' donated a cot to the Children's wing. It became part of the NHS in 1948 and was demolished in 1996.
The foundation stone for Kilton Hospital was laid in 1902; it was known as Worksop's Poor Law Infirmary and cost £18,300 to build. Major parts of this building still exists and is now used as an administration block and the Postgraduate Centre and Library
The first phase of the new Bassetlaw Hospital was opened on the same site in 1984. Work was completed in 1987 and Casualty and inpatient facilities at Retford Hospital were transferred to the new site in 1988. Not long after the services from th Victoria Hospital in the centre of Worksop were transferred to Bassetlaw Hospital.
The hospital joined with Doncaster Royal Infirmary in 2001 to form the Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Trust and now jointly serves a population of 410 000.
The Trust has a Patient Advice & Liaison Service (PALS), which deals with people's day-to-day issues and concerns by solving some problems on the spot. In addition, PALS staff will help to make changes to sort out recurrent problems experienced by both patients and staff. The PALS office is based in the main entrance next to the reception desk.
Clinical Services
The hospital serves a population of approximately 110,000, with 305 beds and its services include A&E, Consultants in Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Respiratory Medicine, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Stroke, Acute Medicine, Rhematology, Dermatology, Haematology, Palliative Medicine with visiting Renal, Neurology and Oncology Physicians.
Surgical services include Orthopaedics, Colorectal Surgery, Breast Surgery, Urology and outpatient ENT and ophthalmology services. Other services include an on site Mental Health unit with facilities for emergency Electroconvulsive Therapy.
Critical Care Services include SCBU, ITU, HDU and a 14 bedded CCU with its own dedicated cardiac pacing room for insertion of temporary cardiac pacing wires.
On site Women Services include Breast Screening, Gynaecology and Obstetric/Maternity Services. There is also a Special Care Baby Unit.
Paediatric Ward is located on site
A satellite Renal Dilaysis Unit has also been opened on the grounds of the hospital.
A modern radiology department has MRI, CT, Barium studies, Ultrasound scanning and DEXA scanning.
A Endoscopy unit provides services for colonoscopy, gastroscopy, PEG insertions, Breath tests, bronchoscopy and cystoscopy (over 3500 procedures a year) A recent JAG inspection in June 2010 resulted in a 5 year Accreditation for the endoscopy unit.
The cardiorespiratory lab performs echocardiography, ECG, spirometry and pulmonary function tests.
A specially planned and facilitated Day Surgery Unit opened in 2001, with its own theatre, providing general surgery, ophthalmic and orthopaedic services. These surgical specialities are served by a theatre complex containing four main theatres. There is a combined HDU and ICU, providing four intensive care and two high dependency beds which are used flexibly.
Retford Hospital
The Trust provides a range of outpatient and community services at Retford Hospital, Which is also the headquarters of Bassetlaw PCT. Services provided at Retford include; outpatient department, physiotherapy, speech therapy, chiropody, audiology, child health, community occupational health, community nursing/ equipment loans, continence service, dental, Genito-Urinary medicine, intermediate care and medical imaging.
PostGraduate Medical Services
The PostGraduate centre holds weekly educationally meetings for doctors and nurses. It contains its own Library. In 2009 it held the formal MRCP PAECES exam making it the smallest hospital to have held the PACES exam in the UK. It currently participates in holding the South Yorkshire Regional mock PACES exam for medical trainees which took place at Bassetlaw Hospital in October 2011.
The Trust’s Clinical Skills lab is based at Bassetlaw
Basstelaw Hospital is an Associate teaching hospital of the University of Sheffield and Associate college of Sheffield Hallam University
Medical Trainees
The hospital provides training for doctors who rotate through the Sheffield Deanery (South Yorkshire Rotation). It also provides training for GP VTS scheme ( from the Nottingham Deanery).
Staff Facilities
The hospital has had recent investments in a 3 million pound new restaurant. The outpatient department has its own coffee shop.
The main entrance is on Blyth Road. In the main foyer is a shop, run by WRVS, selling sweets, snacks, newspapers, sandwiches, cards, and a selection of gifts.
In the outpatients' waiting area, there is a coffee shop run by WRVS.
The new modern staff restaurant, which is situated in the main hospital building is open to the public and staff.
Parking
Good facilities for patient and staff parking available. The average parking fee per hour is £0.20 although this is currently under review
Recent Comments from Dr Foster
(Dr Foster is the UK's leading provider of comparative information on health and social care services)
The Hospital has an enviable reputation for cleanliness with low levels of infection. Staff have won numerous awards and, as part of Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, won a Top 40 Hospitals Award for 7 years running. The quality of services was classified as Good by the Care Quality Commission (formerly Healthcare Commission) and use of resources as Excellent in its latest Annual Health Check. Cancer care has been well reviewed in the independent peer review process. Maternity services were rated by the then Healthcare Commission as among the best performing in the country. An independent assessment of the environment, food, and ensuring the privacy and dignity for patients, rated all three 'good'.