North Middlesex University Hospital
| North Middlesex Hospital | |
|---|---|
| North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Edmonton, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Hospital type | NHS Trust |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | A&E and Urgent Care Centre |
| Beds | 420 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.northmid.nhs.uk |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
The North Middlesex Hospital, known locally as North Mid, is a District General Hospital (DGH) in Edmonton, in the London Borough of Enfield. It is also 5 minutes walk and located near Silver Street Station.
The hospital is run by the North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, led by John Carrier, Chairman and Elizabeth McManus, Chief Executive Officer, supported by full-time Executive Directors and part-time independent Non-Executive Directors.
In July 2016 David Sloman, the Chief Executive of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust took over as “interim accountable officer” at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust as part of the Royal Free’s hospital chain project.
As with many hospitals in the United Kingdom, the North Mid began life as a workhouse in 1840. The workhouse, built on land previously known as Langhedge Field, received its first inmates, totalling 400 men and women, in 1842. Children in the area were sent to the Chase Farm Schools Institution, later to become Chase Farm Hospital.
More land was added to the site as demand for pauper accommodation rose, and the need became clear for a separate building to treat the sick. In 1907, an Infirmary Building Committee was established with a view to constructing a large hospital. The hospital officially opened on 25 July 1910, and was separated from the workhouse itself by an iron fence, although the two shared a common gate, which still stands today.
In 1915 the complex was handed over to the military for use as a military hospital, known as Edmonton Military Hospital. Following its transfer back into civilian hands in 1920, the hospital took on its current name, the North Middlesex Hospital.
Control changed hands from the Edmonton Board of Guardians to Middlesex County Council in April 1930. In 1938, the workhouse closed (with inmates being transferred to Chase Farm) and its buildings were made available to the hospital.
During the Second World War, six high explosive bombs fell on the site, damaging several buildings. Gracie Fields house, The Towers, was used as a Maternity annex even after the end the war.
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