The Leicester Royal Infirmary (LRI) is a National Health Service hospital in Leicester, England. It is located to the south-west of the city centre. It has an accident and emergency department and is managed by of the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
| Leicester Royal Infirmary | |
|---|---|
| University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust | |
 Leicester Royal Infirmary | |
  Shown in Leicestershire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Infirmary Square, Leicester, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 52°37′39″N 1°08′11″W / 52.6274°N 1.1365°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Leicester University |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes, Accident and Emergency |
| Beds | 890 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1771 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
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The hospital was founded by Reverend William Watts as the Leicester Infirmary with 40 beds in 1771.[1] Patients were forced to pay a deposit when they went in; if they went home, the money was repaid; if they died their deposit would be spent on burying them.[1] When first opened, there was no running water, but it did have its own brewery, from which beer was used to treat the patients.[1] By 1808, the infirmary had expanded by 20 beds, to a total of 60 beds.[1]
A fever house opened at the infirmary in 1820[2] and nurses were first trained there in 1870.[3] St Luke's Chapel, which benefited from extensive stained glass windows and memorials, was built in 1887.[4][a]
The facility became Leicester Infirmary and Children's Hospital in 1911 and Leicester Royal Infirmary and Children's Hospital in 1914[2] before it joined the National Health Service in 1948.[2]
The Windsor building was opened by the Queen in December 1993[5] and a new accident and emergency department was opened by the Princess Royal in March 2018.[6]
Dr. Hadiza Bawa-Garba, a junior doctor at the Infirmary, was convicted of manslaughter for her part in the death of a 6-year-old boy from sepsis and received a suspended prison sentence in 2015.[7] Although the General Medical Council ruled in January 2018 that she be struck off the medical register, the Court of Appeal decided in August 2018 that she should be re-instated.[7]
A congenital heart centre opened at the Kensington Building at the Leicester Royal Infirmary in August 2021. This unit, which was transferred from Glenfield Hospital with support from Pick Everard,[8] forms part of the East Midlands Congenital Heart Network.[9]
See also
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edit- ^ The chapel was demolished to make way for the new accident and emergency department in 2015
References
edit- ^ a b c d "The Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Road, Leicester". Historic England. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Leicester Royal Infirmary". National Archives. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "School of Nursing and Midwifery, De Montfort University and predecessors". Archives Hub. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "New home sought for Leicester Royal Infirmary chapel organ". BBC. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Independent. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "What Princess Anne did on whistle-stop tour around Leicestershire". Leicester Mercury. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ a b "The court of appeal was right to reinstate Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba". The Guardian. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Everard, Pick. "East Midland's Congenital Heart Centre". Pick Everard. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "About Us - East Midlands Congenital Heart Network". www.emchnetwork.nhs.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
Further reading
edit- Frizelle, Ernest Reginald (1971). The Leicester Royal Infirmary, 1771-1971. Hospital Management Committee. ISBN 978-0950184104.