| Hinchingbrooke Hospital | |
| Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Hinchingbrooke Park Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Hospital type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 266 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.hinchingbrooke.nhs.uk/page/home |
| Lists | |
Hinchingbrooke Hospital is an NHS hospital in Hinchingbrooke near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. Opened in 1983, it is a main hospital for the Huntingdonshire area, and has a range of specialities as well as an Accident and Emergency.[1] It has 266 beds, including 24 specifically for day cases. It is administered by Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust, although in 2010 became the first NHS hospital to be run by a private company.
This was announced to be Circle Health on 25 November 2010.[2] Therefore, subject to final approval and contract, Hinchingbrooke will be the first hospital to provide services under an operating franchsing from June 2011. The project has been conducted by the NHS East of England Strategic Projects Team.[3] On 10 November 2011 it was confirmed that Hinchingbrooke Hospital would be administered by Circle Health from February 2012. Circle a ten-year contract to manage the hospital, which has heavy financial debts.[4]