Royal Victoria Hospital (folkestone)

Details

Name :

Royal Victoria Hospital (folkestone)

Address  :

Radnor Park Avenue

Town  :

Folkestone

State  :

Kent

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

CT19 5BN

Phone  :

01303 850202

Fax  :

01303 854433

Web URL  :


Description

Royal Victoria Hospital Folkestone provides a range of outpatient services

It is also home to the Folkestone WalkIn Centre which treats minor injuries and illnesses

The hospital is set to benefit from a major refurbishment bringing its facilities uptodate The old Victorian building that forms part of the hospital will be sold This is because the building has not been used for inpatient wards for over a year and is costing the Trust pound12 million a year to own maintain clean and heat money that could be better spent on patient care

All services currently provided at the hospital will remain
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