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Retford Hospital
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Other Facilities
- X-Ray
Description
The Trust provides a range of outpatient and community services at Retford Hospital which is also the headquarters of Bassetlaw Primary Care Trust PCT
Services provided at Retford include outpatient department physiotherapy speech therapy chiropody audiology child health community occupational health community nursingequipment loans continence service dental GenitoUrinary medicine intermediate care and medical imaging
The Hospital is situated about a mile from Retford town centre on the main road towards Bawtry There is a local bus route from the town centre to Retford Hospital
History
History
Retford Hospital was built in 1922 the foundation stone was laid by the Mayor of Retford Alderman SH Clay on behalf of subscribers to the Retford War Memorial Fund It comprised two wards a private patients wing an operating theatre casualty service and Xray It was extended in the late 1960s and early 1970s with two more wards which were used for longstay elderly patients The operating theatre was closed in 1980 and inpatient services were transferred to Bassetlaw Hospital in the late 1980s The newer wards were converted to outpatient accommodation and a PhysiotherapyOccupational Therapy Department Genitourinary Medicine was located at Retford Hospital in the early 1990s
The site is now owned by Bassetlaw Primary Care Trust which leases areas to the Trust to provide a range of services The site also encompasses Bassetlaw Hospice built in 1994 and Nottinghamshire County Councils MealsonWheels service
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