Bristol Homeopathic Hospital

Bristol Homeopathic Hospital was a hospital in the city of Bristol in south-west England, specialising in homeopathic treatments. The Hampton House building, designed by George Oatley, is a Grade II listed building.[1] Hampton House is now being used as the student health service for Bristol University, offering a range of services to the students of the university.[2]

Bristol Homeopathic Hospital
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Hampton House, the former site of Bristol Homeopathic Hospital
Shown in Bristol
Geography
LocationBristol, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates51.4621°N 2.6037°W / 51.4621; -2.6037
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeTeaching
Services
SpecialityHomeopathy
History
Opened1852
Closed2015
Links
ListsHospitals in England

History

The hospital was founded as a dispensary in 1832 and became a hospital in 1852.[3]

From 1925, the hospital was based in its own building, Hampton House,[1] in the Cotham area of Bristol. It joined the National Health Service in 1948. On 7 January 2013, the hospital moved operations from Cotham to the South Bristol Community Hospital.[4] In-patient services had been provided at Hampton House until 1986, when they were moved to the Bristol Eye Hospital, with out-patients continuing at Hampton House.[1][4]

Homeopathic services ceased at the hospital in October 2015,[5][6] partly in response to a 10:23 Campaign, which opposed the public funding of homeopathy,[7] led by the Good Thinking Society and public figures such as Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst. University Hospitals Bristol confirmed to the clinical commissioning group (CCG) that it would cease to offer homeopathic therapies from October 2015, at which point homeopathic therapies would no longer be included in the contract.[6]

Homeopathic services in the Bristol area were relocated to the Portland Centre for Integrative Medicine, described as "a new independent social enterprise."[6] In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, Bristol CCG revealed that "there are currently no (NHS) contracts for homeopathy in place with the Portland Centre."[6]

The grounds of the old hospital are now used by Bristol University, housing its health service, counseling service and disabilities service, as well as its department of philosophy and multi-faith chaplaincy.[8]

References
  1. Historic England. "Bristol Homeopathic Hospital  (Grade II) (1403123)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  2. Bristol, University of. "Students' Health Service". www.bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. Sue Young (27 May 2010). "The Bristol Homeopathic Hospital". Sue Young Histories. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. "Bristol Homeopathic Hospital". University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. 2013. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  5. "Bristol Homeopathic Hospital To Cease Offering Homeopathic Treatments". Good Thinking. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  6. Cardwell, Mark (10 June 2015). "Homeopathy services will no longer be available at Bristol NHS Trust hospitals". Bristol Post. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  7. Mark Cardwell (2 April 2015), NHS spends more than £200,000 on homeopathic treatments in Bristol, archived from the original on 7 September 2015, retrieved 19 December 2016
  8. Bristol, University of. "University map". www.bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2020.


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