| Harrogate District Hospital | |
| Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Lancaster Park Road, Harrogate, HG2 7SX, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Hospital type | District General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.hdft.nhs.uk |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United Kingdom |
Harrogate District Hospital is an NHS district general hospital in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England run by the Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.
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Harrogate District Hospital cares for a population of approximately 200,000 in the Harrogate and Rural District and North East Leeds. The hospital has 396 general, maternity and paediatric beds, and provides a full range of general secondary care hospital services. These include an accident and emergency department, cancer services, specialised medicine, rehabilitation and older people’s services, children’s services and women’s services. There is an intensive therapy unit, coronary care unit, cardiac cathederisation laboratory plus five main theatres, a 20 bed day surgery unit (DSU) with two further theatres and an emergency obstetric theatre in the maternity unit. Heatherdene houses the renal unit, occupational health, IT department and the GUM clinic.
The hospital is the largest employer in Harrogate employing approximately 2500 staff. Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust has been rated 'Double Excellent' by the Care Quality Commission for the year 2008-2009. This score covers a range of areas including safety of patients, cleanliness and waiting times.[1] The trust received an 'Excellent' rating in the Patient Environmental Action Team (PEAT) assessment undertaken in 2010.
The trust was founded on 1 January 2005. It has 12,934 public and 2,322 staff members across Harrogate and District, who are actively involved in running the hospital and maintaining performance. Trust members elect a Board of Governors who represent the public, the staff and the stakeholder organisations. Sandra Dodson is the Chairman and Richard G Ord is the Chief Executive.
Harrogate District Hospital is well connected by bus services run by Transdev Harrogate & District.
The Hospital has a hospital radio station which has won several awards from the Hospital Broadcasting Association.[2]