NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber

The NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the temporary NHS Nightingale Hospitals set up by NHS England in 2020 to help to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The hospital was constructed inside the Harrogate Convention Centre, Harrogate, and from 4 June 2020 was repurposed as a radiology diagnostic clinic.

This article is about the NHS temporary COVID-19 hospital in Harrogate Convention Centre. For other hospitals named "NHS Nightingale", see NHS Nightingale Hospitals. For other hospitals named "Nightingale", see Nightingale Hospital (disambiguation).

NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
View of the Harrogate Convention Centre in July 2020
Geography
LocationHarrogate Convention Centre
King's Rd, Harrogate
HG1 5LA, Yorkshire
Coordinates53°59′48.48″N 1°32′29″W
Organisation
Care systemNHS England
TypeCOVID-19 critical care
Field hospital
Services
Beds
  • up to 500 people
History
Opened21 April 2020
Links
Websitehttps://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/nightingaleyh/

Background

To add extra critical care capacity during the COVID-19 epidemic in England, and to treat those with COVID-19, plans were made to create further temporary hospital spaces for those in need of treatment and care.[1][2] They were named "Nightingale Hospitals", after Florence Nightingale who came to prominence for nursing soldiers during the Crimean War and is regarded as the founder of modern nursing.[3]

Opening

The hospital was initially rumoured, then announced as officially planned on 3 April 2020,[4] and became ready to open on 14 April.[5] It was formally opened, via video link, by 99-year-old fundraiser Captain Tom Moore.[6] It is under Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.[7]

It initially had beds for up to 500 people.[8] It was not a conventional walk-in hospital, and only patients who were already inpatients in other hospitals in the region and met certain criteria were to be admitted.[8] They would stay at the hospital until they were assessed as being ready to move back to a local hospital.[8]

Usage

The hospital was not required to treat COVID-19 patients in April and May. Instead it was reopened as a radiology outpatient clinic, offering CT scanning, from 4 June 2020.[9] Appointments would be available seven days a week, through Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.[9] In August, it was reported that this usage would continue until March 2021.[10]

On 12 October, 2020 amidst a rise in cases in Northern England, the hospital was placed on standby.[11]

Personnel

The following have been involved in the creation of the hospital:

  • Paula Lorimer, Director of Harrogate Convention Centre[5]
  • Paul Cleminson, Pre-Construction Director for BAM Construction in the North East[12]

References
  1. Sabbagh, Dan (16 March 2020). "Army likely to embed medics in NHS hospitals to help fight coronavirus". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. Schraer, Rachel (24 March 2020). "ExCeL Centre to be used as coronavirus hospital". BBC News. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. "Coronavirus: Nightingale Hospital opens at London's ExCel centre". BBC News. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. "This is Harrogate Convention Centre's message to NHS Nightingale heroes as emergency hospital starts to take shape". Harrogate Advertiser. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. "Harrogate Convention Centre Nightingale Hospital ready to open". conference-news.co.uk. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. "Capt Tom opens new NHS Nightingale hospital". BBC News. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  7. "BAM Construction Nightingale Hospital at Harrogate Hospital". SteelGuru. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  8. "NHS Nightingale Yorkshire and the Humber". NHS Professionals. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  9. Hambrook, Glyn (2 June 2020). "Nightingale Hospital to provide clinical CT scans for the region". Harrogate Informer. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  10. Discombe, Matt (17 August 2020). "Nightingale contract extended to next year". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  11. Sparrow, Andrew (12 October 2020). "UK coronavirus live: Nightingale hospitals in Manchester, Sunderland and Harrogate on standby to take patients". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  12. "Building firm behind Harrogate's NHS Nightingale hospital confirms estimated timescale for transformation of Harrogate Convention Centre". Harrogate Advertiser. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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