Finchley Memorial Hospital

The Finchley Memorial Hospital is a National Health Service community hospital in Granville Road, North Finchley, London. Hospital services are provided by Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Finchley Memorial Hospital
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Finchley Memorial Hospital
Location within Barnet
Geography
LocationGranville Road, North Finchley N12 0JE, London, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates51.6056°N 0.1763°W / 51.6056; -0.1763
Organisation
Care systemNHS England
TypeCommunity
Services
Emergency departmentNo Accident & Emergency
History
Opened28 May 1908 (1908-05-28)
Links
Websitewww.barnetccg.nhs.uk/urgent-care-and-walk-in-centres.htm
ListsHospitals in England

History
The former hospital buildings

The hospital was originally established as the Finchley Cottage Hospital and opened with 20 beds on 28 May 1908.[1] An extension financed by public subscription which would form a lasting memorial for the Finchley dead of the First World War was opened by General Sir Ian Hamilton in 1922.[1] The facility was renamed the Finchley Memorial Hospital that year.[1]

A casualty department opened in 1926 and a two-storey accommodation block for nurses opened in 1933.[1] A geriatric day facility was opened by Margaret Thatcher, the local MP, in January 1987.[1]

A new three-storey hospital building replacing the original was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in 2010.[2] It was built by Galliford Try at a cost of £28 million and was opened by the Duke of Gloucester in September 2013.[3]

Facilities

The hospital does not include an accident and emergency department, but it does offer a walk-in centre for minor injuries that do not present an immediate threat to life.[4]

References
  1. "Finchley Memorial Hospital". Lost hospitals of London. June 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  2. "Finchley". Mayor of London. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. "Duke of Gloucester officially opens Finchley Memorial Hospital". Building Construction Design. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  4. "Finchley NHS Walk-In Centre". NHS Choices. Retrieved 27 May 2018.


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