St Peter's Hospital, Maldon

St Peter's Hospital
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
St Peter's Hospital Chapel
St Peter's Hospital, Maldon is located in Essex
St Peter's Hospital, Maldon
Shown in Essex
Geography
LocationSpital Road, Maldon, Essex, England
Coordinates51°43′48″N 0°40′18″E / 51.7301°N 0.6716°E / 51.7301; 0.6716
Organisation
Care systemNational Health Service
TypeCommunity
History
Founded1873
Links
Websitewww.mse.nhs.uk/st-peters-hospital Edit this at Wikidata

St Peter's Hospital is a health facility in Spital Road, Maldon, Essex. It is managed by Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

History

The facility has it origins in the Maldon Union Workhouse, which was designed by Frederick Peck in the Tudor style and opened in 1873,[1] replacing an earlier workhouse on Market Hill.[2] The Maldon Union Workhouse was known locally as 'the Spike', and had an ominous reputation.[2]

The workhouse became the Maldon Institution in 1930 and joined the National Health Service as St Peter's Hospital in 1948.[3] In 2003 the building was considered for listed status, but did not meet the criteria.[4]

The age of the hospital building has led to problems in the 21st century. Hallways are narrow, and in 2024 Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board deemed parts of the building "no longer safe for patients to stay in or staff to work in" and estimated that £18.7 million in repairs were needed to fix problems including roof leaks that have caused cracks in walls.[5] Improvement works were carried out in November 2018.[6] Weight restrictions were introduced on the first and second floors, and the number of stroke rehabilitation beds was reduced as a result. In 2023, the stroke rehabilitation unit was moved temporarily to Brentwood Community Hospital in Brentwood and the labour and delivery unit was moved to Braintree Community Hospital in Braintree.[5]

In January 2024, the trust proposed closing St Peter's and relocating some services to sites elsewhere in Maldon.[7] This prompted local protests, including a naked protest,[8] and in September 2024 the plans were shelved.[9] In July 2025 an alternative proposal was announced, under which the birthing and stroke rehabilitation units would be closed, while other services would continue until the opening of a new medical hub in 2030.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Maldon". Workhouses. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 "COLUMN: I'm still standing - The Spike, Maldon's original workhouse". Maldon and Burnham Standard. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "St Peter's Hospital, Maldon". National Archives. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Maldon: Hospital not to be listed, Government announces". Gazette. 21 November 2003. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 Simon Dedman (6 February 2024). "Inside the hospital deemed 'not fit for purpose'". BBC News.
  6. ↑ "Patients relocated during 'minor improvements' at Maldon hospital". Braintree and Witham Times. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  7. ↑ Laura Devlin (16 January 2024). "St Peter's Hospital in Maldon set to shut in bed reshuffle". BBC News.
  8. ↑ "St Peter's Hospital protesters get naked in online video". BBC News. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "St Peter's Hospital, Maldon, closure plan is delayed by trust". BBC News. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "St Peter's Hospital in Maldon to shut stroke and birthing units". BBC News. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2026.


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