Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital
| Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital | |
|---|---|
| East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust | |
 Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital | |
  Location in Blackburn  Location in Lancashire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°44′07″N 2°27′43″W / 53.73536°N 2.46198°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Services | |
| Yes | |
| Beds | 709[1] |
| History | |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Links | |
| Website | elht |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
The Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital is an acute District General Hospital in Blackburn, Lancashire operated by the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.
History
[edit]The original hospital on the site was established as an infirmary for the local workhouse in February 1864.[2] Additions included a medical wing in 1903, a children's wing in 1925 and a 74-bed annexe in 1926.[2] In 1929 it became known as the Queen's Park Institution, a name which evolved to become the Queen's Park Hospital.[2]
A new hospital, to be known as the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital, was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in 2003 to replace the Queen's Park Hospital and the Blackburn Royal Infirmary.[3] It was built by Balfour Beatty at a cost of £133 million and opened in July 2006.[4]
In 2019 the government gave approval for a £10 million "care village" to be constructed on the existing site, providing an additional 31 accident and emergency beds.[5]
Controversies
[edit]In June of 2025, it was reported that a patient at the hospital's Emergency Department had died after doctors failed to review an x-ray for 12 hours. An inquest returned a narrative conclusion that stated that the delay in receiving care contributed to the patient's death. East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust's medical director apologized following the incident, calling it a "tragic event".[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "About Us: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust". elht.nhs.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Blackburn". Workhouses. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ↑ "Consort wins big hospitals contract". Evening Standard. 21 January 2004. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ↑ "Balfour Beatty sells its stake in Royal Blackburn Hospital". Lancashire Telegraph. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ↑ "Construction kick off for £10 million Emergency Care Village :: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust". elht.nhs.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ↑ Fenton, Amy. "Patient died after being left waiting in A&E for 24 hours". Retrieved 23 June 2025.
