Taunton and Somerset Hospital
| Taunton and Somerset Hospital | |
|---|---|
 Taunton and Somerset Hospital | |
  Shown in Somerset | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°00′56″N 3°05′30″W / 51.0156°N 3.0917°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
| History | |
| Opened | 1812 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Taunton and Somerset Hospital was a hospital in Taunton, Somerset.
History[edit]
The hospital was erected between 1809 and 1812 in East Reach in the centre of Taunton.[1][2] The hospital was managed along with other hospitals in Taunton. and in 1968 the management committee was re-named the West Somerset Hospital Management Committee.[1] The main block of the hospital was Grade II listed in 1975.[3] Taunton and Somerset Hospital closed in 1986, and the services moved out to Musgrove Park Hospital.[4]
Notable staff[edit]
Three matrons who ran the hospital in succession all trained at The London Hospital under Eva Luckes.[5]
- Sarah Harriet Harris (1860–1950), matron 1894,[6][7] to 1898,[8] trained between 1888 and 1890.[9] Harris was matron of Yeovil Hospital between 1900 and 1912.[10]
- Katherine Bulteel, (1863–1907), matron from 1900 until her death in July 1907.[13] Bulteel trained between 1893 and 1896.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL RECORDS, 1848-1993". SW Heritage. 29 March 2024.
- ^ Henry, Burdett (1907). Burdett’s Hospital and Charities Annual 1907. The Scientific Press. p. 432.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Historic England. "Taunton and Somerset Hospital (Main block on street) (1232263)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Nigel, Freeny (September 2020). "Taunton and Somerset Hospital". Googlemaps. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ 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 A study of Eva Lückes's influence on a generation of nurse leaders:1880–1919' (Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Huddersfield, April 2022)
- ^ Matrons Annual Letter, No.1, Matron's Annual Letter to Nurses, 1894–1916; RLHLH/N/7/2, No.1, May 1894, 9; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London.
- ^ "Appointments". The Hospital. 16 (396): xxxviii. 28 April 1894 – via www.rcn.org.
- ^ Matron’s Annual Letter to Nurses, No.5, Matron's Annual Letter to Nurses, 1894–1916; RLHLH/N/7/2, No.5, February 1898, 13; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
- ^ Sarah Harriet Harris, Register of Probationers; RLHLH/N/1/2, 231; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
- ^ "Resignations". The British Journal of Nursing. 48 (1245): 108. 10 February 1912 – via www.rcn.org.
- ^ "Appointments'". The Nursing Record and Hospital World. 22: 299. 15 April 1899 – via www.rcn.org.
- ^ Louisa Pauline Lessey, Register of Probationers; RLHLH/N/1/4, 49; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
- ^ "Death of the Matron of Taunton Hospital". The Courier: 5. 3 July 1907.
- ^ Katherine Sarah Bulteel, Register of Probationers; RLHLH/N/1/4, 163; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London