James Paget University Hospital is at Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, on the A47 Lowestoft Road. It is managed by the James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
| James Paget University Hospital | |
|---|---|
| James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
 James Paget University Hospital | |
  Location in Norfolk | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Lowestoft Road, Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR31 6LA, England |
| Coordinates | 52°33′42″N 1°43′04″E / 52.5617°N 1.7177°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | National Health Service |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of East Anglia and University of Suffolk |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | Approximately 500[1] |
| Speciality | Acute Care |
| History | |
| Opened | 21 July 1982 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History
editThe hospital, which replaced Great Yarmouth General Hospital and Gorleston-on-Sea Cottage Hospital, opened on 21 July 1982.[2] It was named after Sir James Paget an English surgeon and pathologist who was born in Great Yarmouth and is best remembered for naming Paget's disease.[3]
The Louise Hamilton Centre, which was built to provide palliative care for people with cancer and other life-limiting and progressive illnesses, was officially opened by Princess Anne in April 2013.[4]
Services
editJames Paget University Hospital provides a full range of clinical services for a population of 230,000 residents across Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, and Waveney.[1]
Performance
editIn March 2007, there was an outbreak of Clostridioides difficile at the hospital which killed 17 people.[5] In December 2010 and into 2011, the hospital was put on black alert as it saw a rise in patient numbers. Patients were urged to relieve pressure on the hospital by seeking treatment elsewhere such as at pharmacies, GP surgeries and Minor Injury Units.[6]
In March 2011, the hospital had an outbreak of group A streptococcal infection which resulted in the death of a patient. As a preventative measure, staff and patients were screened.[7] In June 2011, a Care Quality Commission inspection found that the hospital was in the moderate concern category with respect to meeting the needs of some patients in nutritional and patient dignity standards.[8] The inspection followed allegations that the care of some elderly patients was lacking in some respects earlier during the year.[9] In August 2012 the Care Quality Commission published a report mentioning one remaining minor concern about the hospital's record-keeping. Compliance in record-keeping meant that the hospital was now fully compliant on all the care standards.[10]
The Trust was named by the Health Service Journal as one of the top hundred NHS trusts to work for in 2015. At that time, it had 2511 full-time equivalent staff and a sickness absence rate of 3.25%. 65% of staff recommend it as a place for treatment and 64% recommended it as a place to work.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "About us". James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Man evicted from hospital for blocking bed for two years". BBC. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ Paget, J. (1877). "On a Form of Chronic Inflammation of Bones (Osteitis Deformans)". Medico-Chirurgical Transactions. 60: 37–64.9. PMC 2150214. PMID 20896492.
- ^ "Princess Anne Opens Palliative Care Centre". Daniel Connal. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Superbug linked to deaths of 17 elderly hospital patients". The Guardian. 31 March 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "James Paget Hospital 'black alert' status". BBC News. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Bug outbreak prompts James Paget clampdown". Great Yarmouth Mercury. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Nutritional and dignity concern at James Paget Hospital". BBC. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Norfolk hospital's care criticised by husband". BBC. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "James Paget University Hospital has CQC concerns lifted". BBC. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "HSJ reveals the best places to work in 2015". Health Service Journal. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.