Worthing Hospital is a medium-sized District General Hospital (DGH) located in Worthing, West Sussex, England. It is managed by University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.

History

Worthing's first hospital was a dispensary created in 1829 in Ann Street.[1] A new dispensary was set up in 1845 in Chapel Road, which when enlarged in 1860 became known as the Worthing Infirmary and Dispensary.[1] The Worthing Infirmary and Dispensary moved to the current site in Lyndhurst Road in 1882 and was given the name Worthing Hospital in 1902.[1] The new East Wing was opened by Princess Anne in 1998.[2]

After concerns were raised that the hospital could lose some of its services, a series of marches and protest events were held in both Worthing and Chichester against the plans to downsize facilities.[3] In May 2008, the West Sussex Primary Care Trust Board recommended that Worthing Hospital be the 'major general hospital' for West Sussex and that St Richard's Hospital in Chichester be downgraded.[4]

In 2016 Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WSHFT) was rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).[5]

Marianne Griffiths, the Chief Executive, was named chief executive of the year at the Health Service Journal awards in November 2016,[6] and the top chief executive 2018[7] and again in 2019.[8]

In 2019 Marianne Griffiths was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[9]

In April 2021 WSHFT (of which Worthing Hospital was formerly a part) and BSUH (Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust) merged to become University Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Baggs, A P; Currie, C R J; Elrington, C R; Keeling, S M; Rowland, A M (1980). "'Worthing: Local government and public services', in A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1, Bramber Rape (Southern Part), ed. T P Hudson". London: British History Online. pp. 114–119. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Anne's hectic day in Sussex". The Augus. 20 May 1998. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Worthing Hospital Saved: Timeline". Worthing Herald. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Worthing hospital main centre reaction". The Augus. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  5. ^ Moore, Alison. "'Outstanding' trust's chief reveals turning point". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  6. ^ "'Selfless and devoted' leader named chief executive of the year". www.chichester.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  7. ^ "HSJ Top CEOs 2018". Health Service Journal Guides. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  8. ^ Mclellan2019-03-25T04:32:00+00:00, Alastair. "Griffiths heads Top 50 chief executives ranking for second year". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 29 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "New Year Honours list 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Introducing Our New Trust". NHS.UK. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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