Salisbury District Hospital

Description

Our staff at Salisbury District Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation commitment and professionalism This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of NHS Foundation Trust status This is afforded to a minority of hospitals that provide the highest standards of care

Everyone is entitled to receive safe patient care and treatment that is provided in a clean and comfortable environment At Salisbury District Hospital we take time to consider the things that matter most to our patients

Please remember that if you do not already receive your hospital care and treatment at Salisbury District Hospital you are now able to choose to come to Salisbury If you need to see a specialist your GP will be able to refer you when discussing the options that are available to you

If you are referred to Salisbury District Hospital as an outpatient or if you need urgent or non urgent treatment our staff are here to look after you and to provide you with the best possible care and treatment

Our values and beliefs
The Trust has a set of values and beliefs that show a commitment to provide the best possible care and treatment for our patients Our values and beliefs also influence our thinking when planning services and highlight the positive way in which we view our staff patients and the local community Our values and beliefs are set out below

Patients
We will put the safety and wellbeing of patients at the forefront of everything we do

Respect
We will treat each individual with respect

Culture
We will be welcoming friendly and helpful

Integrity
We will be open and honest

Improvement
We will continually find better ways of delivering our services

Involvement
We will listen to colleagues and service users to shape our continuous improvement and development

Stewardship
We will respect our environment and use resources wisely

History

1942 1987

The main hospital at Odstock was built in 1942 by the US Army to support the Salisbury General Infirmary in receiving casualties from the DDay landings in World War Two Many of the buildings were prefabricated structures known as Nissen huts

At the end of the war the hospital was handed over to the Salisbury Health Authority and Nissen huts replaced with new buildings In the early years a new Burns Unit was built which was considered stateof theart for its time and in the intervening years a Rehabilitation Department and Macmillan Unit were built A spinal injuries treatment centre was also built and opened by HRH the Prince of Wales and HRH the Princess of Wales in 1984

With these developments Odstock Hospital became the centre for specialist services for the Wessex region In particular burns and plastic surgery and spinal injuries Now the spinal unit serves a population of 11 million people and covers most of southern England

General hospital services were provided at the Salisbury Infirmary on Fisherton Street and elderly care services at Newbridge Hospital which was close to what is now the ambulance station at Harnham

1987 2005

In 1987 work started on Phase 1 of the new Salisbury District Hospital site This is so that all NHS hospital services in Salisbury would be centred on the same site In 1992 genetics and pathology services moved into the new hospital and the following year all other services with over 200 patients moved from the 229 year old Salisbury Infirmary to the new site Patients also moved up the road to the new hospital from Newbridge Hospital

Salisbury District Hospital Site in 2001

On 29 January 1993 the new hospital was officially opened by the Duchess of Kent and named Salisbury District Hospital The Salisbury Infirmary was closed sold and has since been redeveloped to provide flats The Newbridge Hospital site was sold and the location now forms part of a housing estate

Over the last 13 years services have expanded on the Salisbury District Hospital site In 1993 a new Day Surgery Unit opened and in the following year Salisbury Health Care was granted NHS Trust status Further developments on the site included a new coronary care unit new intensive care unit the Salisbury Hospice managed by the Salisbury Hospice Trust and a medical engineering workshop

More recently the Trust opened a dedicated stroke unit introduced a new MRI scanner for Salisbury in a dedicated radiology suite and built a new Obstetric Theatre and orthopaedic building In 2005 dedicated dermatology and endoscopy units were built in a twotier block added to the main hospital

2004 2006

In 2004 work started on the major extension to the hospital phase two of the site development The aim of this part of the project was to provide a new building to accommodate services provided from older buildings at the southern end of the site

Salisbury District Hospital in September 2004 as work starts on Phase Two

Local people played a key role in planning the layout and design of the new development which is constructed as a block in the northwest corner of the district hospital site The regional burns service three of the five elderly care wards plastic surgery maxillo facial outpatients Medical Photography Speech Therapy and the Laser Treatment Centre all moved from the older southern end of the Salisbury District Hospital site to the new extension Two orthopaedic wards orthopaedic and plastic surgery therapy services and the medical secretaries also moved into the new building

For more information and photographic tour of the new building please go to Recent Developments Section