James Paget Hospital

Name :

James Paget Hospital

Address  :

Lowestoft Road
Gorleston

Town  :

Great Yarmouth

State  :

Norfolk

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

NR31 6LA

Phone  :

01493 452 452

Web URL  :



History

Our History
The James Paget University Hospital celebrated its 25th birthday in 2007 Heres a little bit of history about the hospital and who it was named after

Building and opening the new James Paget District General Hospital
Although the Department of Health approved a new hospital on the Norfolk coast it was six years before it opened The building took three years to erect It was based on the best buy design and was built in two phases The first had 248 beds across seven wards plus day beds and the second increasing the beds to over 500 and transferring maternity services from Northgate Hospital

On completion the hospital held visits and open days during December 1981 and over 5000 people came to see the new building After waiting so long for their new hospital the local population were very keen to have a look around

Staff moved into the hospital with military precision over Christmas and New Year 1981 to minimise disruption to patients

The new hospital was officially opened on 21st July 1982 It was a gloomy day and the mood in the hospital reflected this as the whole country was in the grip of a national strike The Mayor of Great Yarmouth refused to attend the opening because he would not cross a picket line There were no refreshments for the opening ceremony but Dr Back Consultant Pediatrician made sure there was a kettle on hand in the childrens ward to make a cup of tea for the guest of honour Professor Dorothy Crowfoot who opened the hospital She was one of the outstanding scientists of the century discovering the structure of penicillin vitamin B12 and insulin
Hospital discharge criticism

The Care Quality Commission CQC which is responsible for reviewing practices at health providers across the UK raised concerns over the hospitals ability to coordinate care for patients when they are discharged to other services The review was designed to see what progress had been made since concerns were first outlined last year The CQC rep... Read More

Jaslok Chief Saves Lives On Marine Drive

Routine early morning walk on Marine Drive took an unexpected turn on Sunday And his presence of mind helped save two of three seriously injured children The director general of Jaslok Hospital Peddar Road was taking his walk when he heard a loud thud He turned and found that a speeding motorcyclist had mowed down three children sleeping on the pav... Read More