Macclesfield District General Hospital is a health facility in Macclesfield, Cheshire. It is managed by the East Cheshire NHS Trust.
| Macclesfield District General Hospital | |
|---|---|
| East Cheshire NHS Trust | |
 Macclesfield District General Hospital | |
  Shown in Cheshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°15′45″N 2°08′31″W / 53.2624°N 2.1419°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 1844 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
editThe hospital has its origins in the Macclesfield Workhouse and Hospital which opened at West Park in 1844.[1][2] A fever hospital was completed in 1854 and a new hospital block was completed in 1881.[1] It became West Park Hospital in 1930 and joined the National Health Service as Macclesfield Hospital, West Park Branch in 1948.[2]
Meanwhile the Macclesfield Infirmary, which had been built at Cumberland Street in 1868,[3] evolved to join the National Health Service as Macclesfield Hospital, Infirmary Branch in 1948.[4] The Infirmary Branch moved to Prestbury Road in 1980.[4]
The operation of the hospital became very inefficient as clinical operations were split between the West Park Branch and the Infirmary Branch.[3] Accordingly the hospital was re-built as Macclesfield District General Hospital at West Park in the early 1980s.[5]
The sustainability and transformation plan for Merseyside and Cheshire proposed to downgrade the emergency department at Macclesfield District General Hospital to a minor injuries and illnesses unit,[6] but within a fortnight, after widespread opposition it was altered to read "The clear view is that the best model of care will include an A&E department at Macclesfield staffed by hospital doctors and clinicians."[7]
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in England the maternity services were closed and staff and patients sent to acute sites in Greater Manchester.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Macclesfield". Workhouses. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Macclesfield District General Hospital, West Park and Infirmary, Macclesfield". National Archives. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Hospitals (Macclesfield)". Hansard. 15 November 1974. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Macclesfield District General Hospital, Infirmary Branch, Macclesfield". National Archives. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ "Welcome to East Cheshire NHS Trust". East Cheshire NHS Trust. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ "Leaked STP document reveals A&E downgrade plans". Health Service Journal. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "Cheshire backtracks on potential A&E downgrade". Health Service Journal. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "North by North West: The real route to reopening a fragile service". Health Service Journal. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
