Winchcombe Hospital

Name :

Winchcombe Hospital

Address  :

Cheltenham Road
Winchcombe

Town  :

Cheltenham

State  :

Gloucestershire

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

GL54 5NQ

Phone  :

01242 602341

Web URL  :

Not Available

Description

Winchcombe Hospital is a community hospital providing outpatients appointments for 13 specialties physiotherapy and occupational therapy It has 22 beds and a minor injuries and illness unit open 24 hrs 7 days a week
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