St Leonard's Hospital, Hackney
| St Leonard's Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | |
 St Leonard's Hospital | |
  Location within Hackney | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Hoxton, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°32′00″N 0°04′39″W / 51.5333°N 0.0774°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS England |
| History | |
| Founded | 1777 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
St Leonard's Hospital is a hospital in Hoxton, London.
History
The hospital was founded as the infirmary for the St Leonard’s Shoreditch Workhouse in 1777.[1] It was known as St Leonard's Infirmary. The workhouse was rebuilt between 1863 and 1866 and the infirmary was rebuilt in 1872.[1] It had become known as St Leonard's Hospital by 1920 and came under the management of London County Council in 1930.[1]
At the time of transfer to the London County Council the hospital had 571 beds and Medical Superintendent was TJ Keller MB BCh BA and the Steward was F C Yates.[2] M Pilkington SRN (State Registered Nurse) was Matron having succeeded Inglis in 1928.[3] Pilkington undertook her nurse training at the Nose Throat and Ear Hospital Birmingham.[3]
It was the first hospital to receive casualties during the Blitz and then joined the National Health Service in 1948.[1]
Although the hospital was the subject of a workers’ occupation aiming to keep the hospital open in July 1984,[4] it ceased to operate as a general hospital later that year.[1] Nevertheless the building continues to provide services on behalf of Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.[5]
Notable staff
- Joanna (also known as Joan) Inglis, (1863–1958), Matron 1902- until at least 1928.[6][7] Inglis trained at The London Hospital under Matron Eva Luckes between 1892-1894.[6][8] After her training she worked as a staff nurse before moving on for promotion.[6][9] She was a member of the County and County Borough Matrons Association,[10] and also Treasurer of the Poor Law Infirmary Matrons Association.[11] During her time as matron, Inglis significantly improved nursing and nurse training at the hospital and thereby contributed to the professionalisation of Poor Law Nursing.[12]
- Edith Cavell served as Assistant Matron at the hospital from 1903 to 1906.[1] Cavell had also trained at The London Hospital.[13]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "St Leonard's Hospital Nuttall Street, Shoreditch". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ↑ Kay Menzies, F N (1930). London County Council Annual Report (VoI IV Public Health (General and Special Hospitals) ed.). London: London County Council.
- 1 2 "Hospital Notes". Nursing Times. 24 (1221): 1135. 1928 – via Royal College of Nursing Historical Nursing Journals Archive.
- ↑ "The South London Women's Hospital Occupation 1984-85". Past tense. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ "St Leonard's Hospital: Services". Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- 1 2 3 Rogers, Sarah (2022). 'A Maker of Matrons'? A study of Eva Lückes's influence on a generation of nurse leaders:1880–1919' (Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Huddersfield, April 2022)
- ↑ Inglis, Joanna, Register of Nurses, General Part–1928, 17; The General Nursing Council for England and Wales; The Nursing Registers, 1898–1968 [Available at: www.ancestry.co.uk, accessed on 1 December 2017].
- ↑ Joanna Inglis, Register of Probationers; RLHLH/N/1/4, 34; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
- ↑ Joanna Inglis, Register of Sisters and Nurses; RLHLH/N/4/1, 149; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
- ↑ "The Public Health". The British Journal of Nursing. 85: 65. March 1937 – via RCN.
- ↑ "Poor Law Infirmary Matrons' Association". The British Journal of Nursing. 70 (1882): 138. 3 March 1923 – via Female Forerunners Worldwide -Gale.
- ↑ "'The Nurses of Shoreditch Infirmary: interview with the Matron',". The Hospital, Nursing Section. 38 (974): 143–145. 27 May 1905.
- ↑ Grant, Sally (1995). Edith Cavell 1865–1915. Dereham, Norfolk: Larks Press. pp. 5–6. ISBN 978-0948400285.