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Hospital

Bishop Auckland General Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Bishop Auckland Workhouse (1856 - c.1930)
Oaklands Institution (1930 - 1939)
Oaklands Emergency Hospital (1939 - 1945)
Address
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6AD
Current Trust
South Durham Health Care NHS Trust (since 1998)
Foundation Year
1856
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Management Committee (1948-1974)
South West Durham
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Northern
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Northern
District Authority (1974-1982)
South West Durham
District Authority (Post-1982)
South West Durham
Pre-1974 County
Durham
Post-1974 County
Durham
Post-1996 County
Durham

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Poor Law, Other
Pre-1948 information
PLI: Bishop Auckland Board of Guardians.
LA: From 1929.
OTHER: c.1939 - 1945 Emergency Medical Service.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Durham County Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1919 - 1972
    General
    1930 - 1949
    Finance
    1940 - 1972
    Nursing
    1940 - 1949
    Admission
    1919 - 1955
    Clinical
    1932 - 1983

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
  • Tyne and Wear Archives Service

    Record types

    Administrative
    1965 - 1970
    General
    1966 - 1970
    Finance
    1966 - 1967
    Pictorial
    1965 - 1967

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)