Royal Manchester Children~s Hospital

Description

About Us
The Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital provides specialist healthcare services for children and young people throughout the North West as well as nationally and internationally

The hospital sees 135000 patient visits each year across a range of specialties including oncology haematology bone marrow transplant burns genetics and orthopaedics For Patient and Carer Information including the services below please see the Trust Homepage

Patient Advice and Liaison

Interpretation and Translation

Patient and Public Involvement

Chaplaincy

The new Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital opened on Thursday 11th June It has been designed so that all departments are close to the equipment and support that they need This means patients and staff wont have to travel far within the hospital With 371 beds it is the largest singlesite childrens hospital in the UK

History

Our History
Greater Manchester and the North West has longsince been renowned for its commitment and high standard of medical care for children As the new Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital RMCH opens it is time to say a fond farewell to Booth Hall Hospital and the old RMCH at Pendlebury Both hospitals have fascinating and inspiring stories and have played a fundamental role in healthcare in Manchester during the last two centuries

Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital Pendlebury
The hospital at Pendlebury was the first in the UK to treat only children when it opened in 1829 It began as a small dispensary at 25 Back King Street in Central Manchester and from the time of its inception to the mid 20th century its size grew tenfold By 1852 the Hospital was receiving so many patients it was necessary to amass donations to move to a larger building enabling the Royal at Pendlebury to care for at least 7000 patients a year

In the first century after opening the hospital at Pendlebury treated in excess of 80000 patients Locating the dispensary onsite allowed hospital staff to give patients quick access to the medical care they needed and prevented the onset of disease by distributing information on hygiene and health

Through its commitment to stalling the onset of disease Pendlebury became recognised in 1924 as the leading institute for nursing training trainee nurses all had to gain certification attained only by being taught at the facility at Pendlebury

The hospital continued to thrive after the birth of the NHS expanding to host over 250 beds adding teaching units and theatres to the building The Hospital has maintained its commitment to caring for the local and wider community and it is this ethos which will drive the new Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital development on Oxford Road