St Leonard's Hospital is a hospital in Hoxton, London.
| 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 | |
| Opened | 1777 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
editThe 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] 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,[2] it ceased to operate a general hospital later that year.[1] Nevertheless the building continues to provide services on behalf of Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.[3]
Notable staff
edit- Joanna (also known as Joan) Inglis, (1863–1958), Matron 1902- until at least 1928.[4][5] Inglis trained at The London Hospital under Matron Eva Luckes between 1892-1894.[4][6] After her training she worked as a staff nurse before moving on for promotion.[4][7] She was a member of the County and County Borough Matrons Association,[8] and also Treasurer of the Poor Law Infirmary Matrons Association.[9] 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.[10]
- Edith Cavell served as Assistant Matron at the hospital from 1903 to 1906.[1] Cavell had also trained at The London Hospital.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f "St Leonard's Hospital Nuttall Street, Shoreditch". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "The South London Women's Hospital Occupation 1984-85". Past tense. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "St Leonard's Hospital: Services". Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ a b c 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 A study of Eva Lückes's influence on a generation of nurse leaders:1880–1919' (Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Huddersfield, April 2022)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.
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