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James Paget Hospital
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Total Number Of Beds : 22
Other Facilities
- X-Ray
History
Our History
The James Paget University Hospital celebrated its 25th birthday in 2007 Heres a little bit of history about the hospital and who it was named after
Building and opening the new James Paget District General Hospital
Although the Department of Health approved a new hospital on the Norfolk coast it was six years before it opened The building took three years to erect It was based on the best buy design and was built in two phases The first had 248 beds across seven wards plus day beds and the second increasing the beds to over 500 and transferring maternity services from Northgate Hospital
On completion the hospital held visits and open days during December 1981 and over 5000 people came to see the new building After waiting so long for their new hospital the local population were very keen to have a look around
Staff moved into the hospital with military precision over Christmas and New Year 1981 to minimise disruption to patients
The new hospital was officially opened on 21st July 1982 It was a gloomy day and the mood in the hospital reflected this as the whole country was in the grip of a national strike The Mayor of Great Yarmouth refused to attend the opening because he would not cross a picket line There were no refreshments for the opening ceremony but Dr Back Consultant Pediatrician made sure there was a kettle on hand in the childrens ward to make a cup of tea for the guest of honour Professor Dorothy Crowfoot who opened the hospital She was one of the outstanding scientists of the century discovering the structure of penicillin vitamin B12 and insulin
Hope of a painfree needle to end injection trauma
Who would argue with a painfree injection Nobody loves the thought of a needle piercing their skin least of all doctors and dentists who have to deal with stressed and anxious patients Scientists have been working on this problem for a while but a young British inventor based in Somerset may have come up with the solution Oliver Blackwells... Read More
How do you protect your children from household poisons
Selina Esteves thought that she knew everything when it came to protecting her children from danger The Toronto mother works at the Hospital for Sick Children and is constantly surrounded by messages about the importance of safety But she received a major jolt about four months ago when her toddler drank two bottles of liquid medication when ... Read More