The Royal West Sussex Hospital is a former hospital and Grade II* listed building in Chichester, West Sussex, England.
| Royal West Sussex Hospital | |
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| Location | Chichester, West Sussex, England |
| Coordinates | 50°50′37.07″N 0°46′48.76″W / 50.8436306°N 0.7802111°W |
| OS grid reference | SU 85979 05681 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated | 8 October 1971 |
  Location of Royal West Sussex Hospital in West Sussex | |
History
editIn 1784, the Reverend William Walker and Dr Thomas Sanden established the Chichester Dispensary.[1]
It was renamed the Royal West Sussex Hospital in 1913.[2]
During the 1940 Battle of Britain, the hospital treated wounded servicemen.[3]
The building was listed for protection on 8 October 1971.[4]
Notable staff
edit- Anne Sarah Parsons (1876-1948), Matron 1916- until about 1925.[5] Parsons trained at The London Hospital under Eva Luckes between 1905-1907.[6] After her training Parsons trained as a midwife, and worked as a holiday sister and ward sister at The London.[7] In 1912 she was appointed Matron of the Jessop Hospital in Sheffield for four years before she moved to Chichester.[5][8]
References
edit- ^ Saunders, Pat. "Royal West Sussex Hospital". The Novium Museum. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ B., W. J. (October 1960). "The Royal West Sussex Hospital. The First Hundred Years, 1784–1884". Medical History. 4 (4). Cambridge University Press: 366. PMC 1034575.
- ^ "Matron Parkinson: A National Health Service pioneer". Chichester Observer. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "The Royal West Sussex Hospital". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b Rogers, Sarah (2022). 'A Maker of Matrons’? A study of Eva Lückes’s influence on a generation of nurse leaders:1880–1919' (Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Huddersfield, April 2022)
- ^ Anne Sarah Parsons, Register of Probationers; RLHLH/N/1/12, 42; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
- ^ Ann Parsons, Register of Sisters and Nurses; RLHLH/N/4/2, 262; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
- ^ Matron’s Annual Letter to Nurses, No.19, Matron's Annual Letter to Nurses, 1894–1916; RLHLH/N/7/2, No.19, April, 1912, 34; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London.