This page is about the hospital in Birmingham, England. For the hospital in London; see Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital is a specialist orthopaedic hospital located in London, United Kingdom and a part of Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust...

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The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital is an 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...

 hospital situated in Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It specialises in bone and joint problems.

History

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital was formed from the union of two hospitals, and opened in 1909 at The Woodlands, Northfield. The building, dating from 1840, was donated to the Birmingham Cripples Union by George Cadbury

George Cadbury

George Cadbury was the third son of John Cadbury, a Quaker who founded Cadbury's cocoa and chocolate company.-Background:...

, who then moved into Northfield Manor House

Northfield Manor House

Northfield Manor House is a Manor House, in Northfield, Birmingham, England. It was once home to George and Elizabeth Cadbury. More recently, it has been used by the University of Birmingham, to whom the Cadburys donated it and to whom it still belongs....

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A new 8-million-pound out-patient department was opened in May 2011. Its 24 consultation rooms, treatment rooms and other facilities replaced the temporary out-patients buildings that had been used since 1992.