Milton Keynes General Hospital

Milton Keynes General Hospital is a district general hospital serving Milton Keynes and the surrounding area of northern Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the neighbourhood of Eaglestone, and opened in 1984. It is managed by Milton Keynes General NHS Trust. With the projected further growth of Milton Keynes and its population the hospital expects to be expanding its services over the next 20 years.

History
Although the town of Milton Keynes was built up rapidly in the 1960s and 1970s, its growing population had to rely on Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Northampton General Hospital. A campaign "Milton Keynes is Dying for a Hospital" was mounted in the 1970s, leading to the construction of a four-ward community hospital that opened in 1979, followed by the construction of the main hospital. The new hospital opened in 1984, with a second phase being erected 1988-1992. Both phases of the hospital were opened by the Duchess of Kent. Further expansions, including a 60-bed treatment centre, followed in the early 21st century.

Services
The hospital provides all general services, with the exception of interventional cardiology, neurosurgery and cardiothoracic surgery. Dialysis services are provided by Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust in the form of a satellite unit.

Mental health services on the hospital site (at the Campbell Centre) are managed by the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. The Milton Keynes Primary Care Trust manages the "Eaglestone Health Centre" and "Milton Keynes Doctors on Call" (MKDOC), both primary care services.

Foundation status
In 2006 the hospital announced it was working towards obtaining NHS Foundation Trust status at the invitation of the Secretary of State for Health.

External link

 * Official site