Chelsea and Westminster Hospital explained

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Org/Group:Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Location:369 Fulham Road, Chelsea
Region:London SW10 9NH
Country:England
Healthcare:NHS England
Type:Teaching
Emergency:Yes
Affiliation:Imperial College London
Beds:430
Website:www.chelwest.nhs.uk
Map Type:United Kingdom London Kensington and Chelsea
Coordinates:51.484°N -0.182°W

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is a 430-bed teaching hospital located in Chelsea, London. The hospital has a rich history in that it serves as the new site for the Westminster Hospital. It is operated by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and became a member of Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre (Imperial AHSC) in July 2020.[1] The hospital is the central part of Imperial College London Chelsea and Westminster Campus, and plays an integral role in teaching students and medical research at Imperial College London.[2]

History

The first hospital on the site was conceived in 1876 and officially opened as the St George's Union Infirmary in February 1878.[3] This facility became St Stephen's Hospital in 1925 and, after it had joined the National Health Service in 1948, continued in service until it closed in 1989.[3] Part of the old hospital survives as an HIV unit known as "St Stephen's Centre".[3]

The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, which was designed by the architects Sheppard Robson, was built on the St Stephen's Hospital site and was officially opened by the Queen in May 1993.[4] It brought together staff, services and equipment from five other hospitals in London:

The hospital displays many treasures from the predecessor hospitals. Some of these are in the first floor hospital chapel, including a 16th-century painting by Veronese from the Westminster Hospital and stained glass windows from St Mary Abbots Hospital and the Westminster Children's Hospital.[9]

Services

Chelsea and Westminster maintains a range of medical and surgical acute services:

Hand trauma

The hospital provides a number of services which include a specialist hand surgery/management unit sometimes known as HMU.[10]

HIV / GUM

The hospital's HIV/GUM Clinical Directorate was established in April 1991, and is today the largest specialist HIV unit in Europe,[11] and enjoys a worldwide reputation as a centre of excellence in both the care of HIV-positive patients and a wide range of associated clinical research.[12] [13] The St Stephen's Centre is also home to the core laboratory of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI).[14]

Radio Chelsea and Westminster

Radio Chelsea and Westminster[15] is the hospital's own hospital radio station, available for; patients, staff and the local community. It was launched in 1977 to provide music and escapism for patients. Patients are able to listen to the hospital radio on Channel 6 on their hospedia bedside unit, or online at www.radiocw.org. The radio station has featured in a number of locations around the hospital it is currently on the second floor of the hospital between lift banks C and D.[16]

Education

In 1984, Westminster Hospital Medical School merged with the Charing Cross Hospital Medical School to form Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School. This was part of a series of mergers of London medical schools in the early 1980s, foreshadowing a larger series in the late 1990s, which brought all the institutes together into five large schools. In 1997, as part of the second wave, CXWMS merged with Imperial College, London (and its medical department, St Mary's Hospital Medical School), the National Heart and Lung Institute, and the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, to form Imperial College School of Medicine. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital maintains strong ties with Imperial College School of Medicine and is a teaching hospital for students undergoing clinical attachments in various specialties.[17]

Notable births

Notable births include:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top London NHS hospital trust joins Imperial’s Academic Health Science Centre Imperial News Imperial College London . 2023-01-01 . Imperial News . en.
  2. Web site: Chelsea and Westminster . 2023-01-01 . Imperial College London . en-GB.
  3. Web site: St Stephen's Hospital. Lost hospitals of London. 29 July 2013.
  4. Web site: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital celebrates 25th birthday with special messages from famous faces. 24 May 2018. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. 18 November 2018.
  5. Web site: St Mary Abbots Hospital. Lost hospitals of London. 29 July 2013.
  6. Web site: West London Hospital. Lost hospitals of London. 29 July 2013.
  7. Web site: Westminster Hospital. Lost hospitals of London. 29 July 2013.
  8. Web site: Westminster Children's Hospital. Lost hospitals of London. 29 July 2013.
  9. Web site: Our History. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. 23 November 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071022095352/http://chelwest.nhs.uk/aboutus/history.htm . 22 October 2007 . dead .
  10. Web site: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital physios help develop hand therapy app. Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. 21 December 2017. 20 April 2018.
  11. Web site: Unique partnership brings new hope for vaccine to combat HIV. 1 December 2001. 20 April 2018.
  12. http://www.positivenation.co.uk/issue100/features/feature6/feature6.htm Interview with the Professor
  13. http://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/hiv-sexual-health/hiv-information.html Information about HIV and sexual health
  14. Web site: New partnership to accelerate AIDS vaccine testing, equip developing countries for trials. https://archive.today/20130415022853/http://www.iavi.org/Information-Center/Press-Releases/Pages/New-partnership-to-accelerate-AIDS-vaccine-testing-equip-developing-countries-for-trials.aspx . dead . 15 April 2013 . 13 December 2001. 20 April 2018.
  15. Web site: Radio Chelsea and Westminster – Home. radiocw.org. 24 May 2016.
  16. Web site: Radio Chelsea and Westminster – About. radiocw.org. 24 May 2016.
  17. Web site: Imperial College Health Partners launched. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. 20 June 2012. 20 April 2018.
  18. News: Potton . Ed . House of the Dragon's Fabien Frankel: 'Matt Smith's damn sexy in this show' . 17 October 2022 . . en . 0140-0460.
  19. Web site: Dakota Blue Richards. IMDB. 12 December 2022.
  20. News: Princess Beatrice gives birth to a girl. 20 September 2021. The Guardian. 4 October 2021.