Oxford - John Radcliffe Hospital (A&E)
URPoint Details
The Radcliffe Infirmary was a hospital in central Oxford, located at the southern end of Woodstock Road on the western side, backing onto Walton Street. The Radcliffe Infirmary, named after physician John Radcliffe, opened in 1770 and was Oxford's first hospital. It was closed as a hopsital in 2007 and the building has been redeveloped for the University.
On January 27, 1941, the first dose of penicillin was given intravenously to man at the Radcliffe Infirmary, and on July 1 that year the first accident service in Great Britain began.
Pioneering work continued after the war, and to this day. The Infirmary was the first provincial hospital to have an admissions office. The Oxford Centre for Prevention in Primary Care was established at the Radcliffe Infirmary, pioneering the concept of the 'human MOT'. The clinical nursing unit on Beeson Ward gained international recognition for its work on rehabilitation to greater independence and helping individuals to cope with illness or disability through nurturing, teaching and counselling.
In 1989 the Radcliffe Infirmary was one of three hospitals in the country used for the Electronic Data Exchange pilot scheme which allowed
- Type:
- Health and Medical