Rothbury Community Hospital
History
Prior to Joining NHS (1872 - 1948)
The original facility was built as a private home known as Coquet House in 1872. It was converted into the Coquetdale Cottage Hospital in 1905. A maternity ward was added, as a lasting memorial to soldiers who died in the Second World War, in 1946.
Joinng the NHS and Expansion (1948 - 2007)
It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and the adjoining Hawthorn Cottage was acquired in 1956. After Hawthorn Cottage had been converted into a physiotherapy department, it was officially reopened by Jimmy Savile in 1990.
New Location (2007 - present)
After the old hospital became dilapidated, modern facilities were built in Whitton Bank Road and opened in 2007, by local GP, Dr. Angus Armstrong, and his son, TV presenter, Alexander Armstrong. The new hospital closed to inpatients in September 2016 and in June 2019 the trust advised that a group was working on proposals for the future of remaining services at the hospital. The closure caused controversy and a local protest was established called Save Rothbury Cottage Hospital. Rothbury's Member of Parliament, Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative) condemned the closure to inpatients in the House of Commons on 9 March 2017.
References
- ^ "Cottage Hospital". Rothbury.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Coquetdale Cottage Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Dr. Angus Armstrong and Mr. Alexander Armstrong (Plaque in Foyer). Rothbury Community Hospital. 2007.
- ^ "Ray of light for Rothbury community over closed inpatient beds". Northumberland Gazette. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Future of Rothbury hospital to be decided in the autumn following closure of beds two years ago". The Chronicle. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Ray of light for Rothbury community over closed inpatient beds". www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Save Rothbury Cottage Hospital". Facebook. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Graham, Hannah (28 August 2019). "Victory in sight in three-year battle to save rural hospital beds". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Rothbury Community Hospital - Thursday 9 March 2017 - Hansard - UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Parliamentlive.tv". parliamentlive.tv. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
