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cottage hospital

One of the small rural hospitals with up to 25 beds which were established in the 19th century in the UK, first by Sir Astley Cooper, who converted some cottages near Hemel Hempstead for that purpose in 1827. The advantage of such rural hospitals was that local doctors familiar with the patients could better manage them than could the nearest county hospital. While services and personnel in most cottage hospitals have been largely absorbed into district general hospitals (DGHs) of the NHS, some cottage hospitals, especially in Scotland, are still in operation.
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The "cottage hospital" is a good starting point for any discussion of rural health care in Newfoundland.
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Rural medical lives and times
is Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but I wonder if the current health board management would have axed those cottage hospital beds?
Extra beds make up for those that shouldn't have been cut
One test of his goodwill is how much money he extracts from Tory Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to maintain existing cottage hospitals and perhaps open a few more.
Test what Simon says; VOICE OF THE
Trust Board to withdraw their original idea of closing Chatsworth House in Prestatyn and strengthen and expand the facilities and services that this wonderful Cottage Hospital has provided and is still providing, for countless families in Prestatyn and its hinterland.
YourLETTERS: Time is right to keep Chatsworth
The NHS is proposing to end in-patient services at six small rural cottage hospitals in Cumbria ( at Alston, Keswick, Brampton, Cockermouth, Maryport and Millom.
Campaigners get their say
Karen Jennings, head of health at Unison, said, 'The decision to close many cottage hospitals across the country is driven by panic rather than patient need.
Decision to close cottage hospitals is 'driven by panic'
Therefore, for the first time in 74 years, I write to you objecting most strongly to the proposals being floated to close or reduce local north Wales cottage hospitals.
yourLETTERS: Small matter of care
Barton-under-Needwood Cottage Hospital Action Group said the proposal was out of step with the Government's latest health plans which supported the concept of cottage hospitals.
Plea to Blair as hospital threatened
I READ with delight of health secretary Patricia Hewitt's decision to expand 300 cottage hospitals, save 80 from closing and build 50 new ones in a radical NHS shake-up.
Letter: yourLETTERS - Is this the last hope for hospital?
A CASH injection of pounds 750million is to save 100 threatened cottage hospitals, the Government announced yesterday.
pounds 750M COTTAGE HOSPITALS RESCUE PACKAGE; 100 sites to be saved
COTTAGE hospitals under threat from closure will be saved and 50 new ones built in a radical NHS shake-up.
REVOLUTION IN THE NHS; Cottage hospitals safe More help for carers Longer hours for GPs MOT plan is shelved
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