Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, also known as the Bristol Children's Hospital, is a paediatric hospital in Bristol and the only paediatric major trauma centre in South West England. The hospital is part of the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW), which includes eight other hospitals. The hospital is located next to the Bristol Royal Infirmary in the city centre.
| Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (Bristol Children's Hospital) | |
|---|---|
| University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust | |
 Bristol Royal Hospital for Children | |
  Shown in Bristol | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bristol, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°27′28″N 2°35′50″W / 51.4577°N 2.5973°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Paediatric hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes (children's major trauma centre) |
| Beds | 152[1] |
| Helipad | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 2001 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
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The hospital has its origins in the Hospital for Sick Children on St Michael's Hill founded in 1866.[2] The initial building was a large converted dwelling house on Royal Fort Road, south of the Royal Fort gatehouse, with accommodation for 40 patients.[3][4] One of the hospital's first salaried doctors was the pioneering female surgeon, Eliza Walker, appointed as House Surgeon in 1873.[5]
A much expanded hospital was built nearby to the designs of Robert Carwen in the Tudor gothic revival style in 1885.[6] Only the entrance building fronting on to St Michael's Hill now survives. The hospital was later renamed as the Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children.[7]
The new Children's Hospital opened on 22 April 2001, replacing the old children's hospital on St Michael's Hill,[8][9] at a cost £30 million.[10] One of the main aims of the design, in addition to providing the most up-to-date facilities possible, was to overcome many of the difficulties that face patients, families and staff.[10][11]
In February 2014, it was agreed an inquiry would be held into the Bristol heart scandal, following heart surgery deaths at the hospital.[12] The inquiry published a report in June 2016, saying that “parents had been let down”.[13]
An extension was built to accommodate services moved from Frenchay Hospital in 2014, including neuroscience, scoliosis surgery, burns and plastic surgery, bringing all inpatient children's services in Bristol to one location.[14][15] In 2015, a neuro-rehabilitation unit was built to support the moved services.[16] In May 2014, a new helipad on the roof of the neighbouring Bristol Royal Infirmary became fully operational and will receive air ambulances from Bristol and the surrounding area, which will speed up transfer times for patients who are air lifted to the hospital. The HELP Appeal supported the construction of the helipad with a grant of £500,000.[17]
Charities
editWallace and Gromit's Grand Appeal
editWallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal is the only charity that fundraises exclusively for the hospital and the neonatal intensive care unit at St Michael's Hospital, to provide facilities and comforts for patients and their families.[18]
The Grand Appeal raised £12M towards the new building for the child-friendly hospital, which opened in April 2001. Since then, the charity has funded a wide variety of programmes for patients valued at over £5M including arts, entertainment, education, play and music programmes; equipment; family accommodation facilities; comforts for patients; ward enhancement and new medical facilities in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.[19]
At the beginning of July 2013, The Grand Appeal launched a project named Gromit Unleashed, a public art exhibition led by Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal and Aardman Animations, in which eighty 5-foot (1.5 m) tall artist-decorated fibreglass sculptures of Gromit were placed on the streets of Bristol and the surrounding area for ten weeks.[20] Sculptures were decorated by a range of artists and celebrities, including Joanna Lumley, Sir Peter Blake, Cath Kidston and Jools Holland.[21]
At the end of the art trail, each sculpture was auctioned to raise funds for Bristol Children's Hospital.[22] The Grand Appeal has pledged to raise £3.5M for equipment for Bristol Children's Hospital, including a state of the art CT Scanner, an intraoperative MRI scanner, family facilities and child-friendly artwork to help save the lives of sick children at the hospital. All funds raised by Gromit Unleashed will contribute towards this.[23]
Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity
editBristol & Weston Hospitals Charity (BWHC) raises around £2M for all ten hospitals in the trust. It provides equipment, ward refurbishments and additional extras. It was formerly known as Above & Beyond and has existed since 1974. In 2013, the charity's Golden Gift Appeal raised £6M.[24]
Art
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In 1997, arts consultant, Lesley Greene,[25] was commissioned to develop an arts strategy for the new hospital. This project was committed to integrated designs, a commitment to consultation and the family. Her active research programme led to the appointment of lead artist, Ray Smith,[26] Eva Elsner,[27] and Annie Lovejoy who contributed to the planning of the commissions programme.[28]
Artworks were commissioned from more than twenty artists, many of which were site specific.[29] These commissions were funded by the hospital's own fundraising arm, The Wallace and Gromit Grand Appeal.[30]
Archives
editRecords of the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children are held at Bristol Archives (Ref. 37424) (online catalogue) and School of Nursing records (Ref. 38973) (online catalogue).[31]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "University Hospitals Bristol and Weston - Foundation". foundation.severndeanery.nhs.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "The Voluntary Medical Institutions of Bristol". Bristol Historical Association. 27 November 1984 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Major, S. D. (1872). New Illustrated Handbook to Bristol, Clifton and Neighbourhood. Bristol. p. 21.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "1884-1888 OS 25" 1st edition". Know your place: Bristol. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Bruce Perry, Charles (1984). The Voluntary Medical Institutions of Bristol (. Bristol: Bristol Historical Association. p. 9.
- ^ Historic England. "Royal Hospital for Sick Children and attached front walls (Grade II) (1202548)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ The Statutory Rules and Orders Revised Being the Statutory Rules and Orders (other Than Those of a Local, Personal, Or Temporary Character) in Force on 31 December 1903. Vol. 15. H.M. Stationery Office. 1951. p. 547.
- ^ The Former Children's Hospital Historic Buildings Assessment (PDF) (Report). University of Bristol. November 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ "Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Bristol". Hospital Records Database. The National Archives. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ a b Caroline Haines and Geraldine Johnston (February 2001). "Modernising Services: The New Bristol Royal Hospital for Children". Paediatric Nursing. 13 (1): 19–21. doi:10.7748/paed2001.02.13.1.19.c719. PMID 12024433. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ "Bristol Children's Hospital". University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "Sir Bruce Keogh agrees Bristol Children's Hospital inquiry". BBC. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Parents 'let down' by Bristol Children's Hospital cardiac ward". BBC. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Staff celebrate 'topping out' of extension to the Children's Hospital". University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ "Specialist children's services under one roof at the expanded Bristol Children's Hospital". South Gloucestershire CCG. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Dedicated children's in-patient neurorehabilitation unit opens at Bristol Children's Hospital". Bristol Post. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 18 July 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Bristol Royal Infirmary". Help Appeal. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Our charities and fundraising". University Hospitals Bristol. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "About Us". The Grand Appeal. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Release the hounds..." Gromit Unleashed. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Staff (1 July 2013). "Second giant Gromit sculpture vandalised in Bristol". BBC Bristol News. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Gromit Unleashed | Grand Auction". Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "Gromit Unleashed: Everything you need to know about the Bristol 2013 event including map, information, hotels, where to stay, route, details | Bristol Post". Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "Golden Gift Appeal". Bristol and Weston Hospitals Charity. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Lesley Greene". www.uwe.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Ray Smith". www.publicartonline.org.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Eva Elsner". www.publicartonline.org.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Annie Lovejoy". www.publicartonline.org.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "publicartonline". www.publicartonline.org.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Wallace & Gromit Grand Appeal". www.publicartonline.org.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Bristol Archives". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
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