The distinctive large white-tiled structure occupies a prominent position on Headington Hill, on the outskirts of Oxford.[1]
JR1: This was the initial hospital building, opened in 1972. It houses women's services and neonatology. The second building, JR2, opened in 1979 and is much larger. It contains most of the other specialist services for the region.[2] Other facilities were then added to the site, including the University of Oxford's Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) of the Brain.[3]
Model Utahraptor at the entrance of John Radcliffe Children's Hospital
The West Wing: With the closure of the Radcliffe Infirmary and consolidation of the other hospital sites in Oxford, a further large expansion took place, the facilities for which were procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in 2003. The works, which were designed by Austin-Smith:Lord and undertaken by Carillion at a cost of £134 million, were completed in December 2006.[4] This new complex, known as the West Wing, involved the construction of the new Oxford Children's Hospital, the relocated Oxford Eye Hospital, and the departments of neurosciences/head and neck and of Ear Nose & Throat (ENT).[5]The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh officially commemorated the opening of the new West Wing and Children's Hospital at a special ceremony in late November 2008 in front of patients, staff, fundraisers and supporters who had helped raise the £15 million needed to build the Children's Hospital.[6] In 2017 the Oxford University Natural History Museum donated a model Utahraptor for the entrance to the Children's Hospital.[7]
Departments and unitsedit
The main parts of the hospital are as follows:
Oxford Children's Hospital is located in the West Wing complex; it was opened in 2007[8]
Oxford Eye Hospital is located in the West Wing, on Level LG1; it transferred from the old Radcliffe Infirmary in 2007[9]
The Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology (NLO) is located with the Oxford Eye Hospital in the West Wing; it was also transferred from the old Radcliffe Infirmary in 2007[10]
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is the NHS Host, with the University of Oxford as the Academic Partner, for one of the leading Biomedical Research Centres (BRC) in the UK. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (OxBRC) was one of the 11 original BRCs in 2007, and was awarded £114 million by the UK Department of Health (DH) for its third tranche of research, to begin in April 2017.[12] At the same time, the nearby Oxford Health NIHR BRC, also partnered by the University of Oxford, was awarded a further £12 million, bringing a total of £126 million in research funds to the city.[13]
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Not to be confused with Radcliffe Infirmary John Radcliffe Hospital informally known as the JR or the John Radcliffe is a large tertiary teaching hospital in Oxford England It forms part of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is named after John Radcliffe an 18th century physician and Oxford University graduate who endowed the Radcliffe Infirmary the main hospital for Oxford from 1770 until 2007 John Radcliffe HospitalOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustJohn Radcliffe HospitalLocation within OxfordshireGeographyLocationHeadington Oxford Oxfordshire EnglandOrganisationCare systemNational Health ServiceTypeTeachingAffiliated universityUniversity of Oxford Oxford Brookes UniversityServicesEmergency departmentYes Major Trauma CentreHistoryOpened1973LinksWebsitewww wbr ouh wbr nhs wbr uk wbr hospitals wbr jr wbr It is the main teaching hospital for Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University and incorporates the Oxford University Medical School Contents 1 History 2 Departments and units 3 Research 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe distinctive large white tiled structure occupies a prominent position on Headington Hill on the outskirts of Oxford 1 JR1 This was the initial hospital building opened in 1972 It houses women s services and neonatology The second building JR2 opened in 1979 and is much larger It contains most of the other specialist services for the region 2 Other facilities were then added to the site including the University of Oxford s Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging fMRI of the Brain 3 nbsp Model Utahraptor at the entrance of John Radcliffe Children s HospitalThe West Wing With the closure of the Radcliffe Infirmary and consolidation of the other hospital sites in Oxford a further large expansion took place the facilities for which were procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in 2003 The works which were designed by Austin Smith Lord and undertaken by Carillion at a cost of 134 million were completed in December 2006 4 This new complex known as the West Wing involved the construction of the new Oxford Children s Hospital the relocated Oxford Eye Hospital and the departments of neurosciences head and neck and of Ear Nose amp Throat ENT 5 The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh officially commemorated the opening of the new West Wing and Children s Hospital at a special ceremony in late November 2008 in front of patients staff fundraisers and supporters who had helped raise the 15 million needed to build the Children s Hospital 6 In 2017 the Oxford University Natural History Museum donated a model Utahraptor for the entrance to the Children s Hospital 7 Departments and units editThe main parts of the hospital are as follows Oxford Children s Hospital is located in the West Wing complex it was opened in 2007 8 Oxford Eye Hospital is located in the West Wing on Level LG1 it transferred from the old Radcliffe Infirmary in 2007 9 The Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology NLO is located with the Oxford Eye Hospital in the West Wing it was also transferred from the old Radcliffe Infirmary in 2007 10 In 2012 the hospital was designated as a major trauma centre covering the Thames Valley area 11 Research editOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust OUH is the NHS Host with the University of Oxford as the Academic Partner for one of the leading Biomedical Research Centres BRC in the UK The National Institute for Health and Care Research NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre OxBRC was one of the 11 original BRCs in 2007 and was awarded 114 million by the UK Department of Health DH for its third tranche of research to begin in April 2017 12 At the same time the nearby Oxford Health NIHR BRC also partnered by the University of Oxford was awarded a further 12 million bringing a total of 126 million in research funds to the city 13 See also editList of hospitals in England Radcliffe Infirmary Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Thames Valley Health Innovation and Education ClusterReferences edit John Radcliffe 1650 1714 Lincoln College Oxford Archived from the original on 23 February 2020 Retrieved 21 January 2017 It s time to celebrate 125 years of Oxford nursing Oxford Mail 29 December 2015 Retrieved 27 October 2016 Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain Oxford University Retrieved 27 October 2016 Right prescription for Oxford John Radcliffe Growth Business 22 August 2008 Retrieved 20 January 2018 Oxford University Hospitals Archived from the original on 18 February 2008 The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visit Oxfordshire Museum dinosaur finds new home at Oxford Children s Hospital Oxford Mail Retrieved 17 March 2018 Children s Hospital Retrieved 28 October 2016 Bust is missing but founder is remembered Oxford Times 2 July 2009 Retrieved 28 October 2016 A brief history of the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology Archived from the original on 2 October 2013 Major trauma centres like the John Radcliffe Hospital have saved hundreds of lives Oxford Mail 22 August 2018 Retrieved 21 August 2019 About the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre Retrieved 21 December 2021 126 5 million for Oxford medical research My science 14 September 2016 Retrieved 28 October 2016 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Radcliffe Hospital Official website nbsp Inspection reports from the Care Quality Commission 51 45 49 N 1 13 7 W 51 76361 N 1 21861 W 51 76361 1 21861 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Radcliffe Hospital amp oldid 1209620431, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
