Care system Public NHS Lists Hospitals in England Phone +44 1228 523444 Architecture firm Amec Foster Wheeler | Emergency department Yes Opened 16 June 2000 Founded June 16, 2000 Function Hospital | |
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Address Newtown Rd, Carlisle CA2 7HY, UK Similar West Cumberland Hospital, Furness General Hospital, Westmorland General Hospital, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Tullie House Museum | ||
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Cumberland Infirmary is a hospital in Carlisle, Cumbria England.
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- History
- Incidents
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Under the management of the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust, together with the West Cumberland Hospital in Hensingham, Whitehaven, they serve 340,000 residents in north Cumbria.
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History
The original Cumberland Infirmary is a Grade II* listed building and was constructed in 1830–32 by Richard Tattersall.
The present Cumberland Infirmary was the first UK Private Finance Initiative hospital to be bond financed. Health Management (Carlisle) plc, a 50/50 dedicated joint venture company formed by AMEC and Interserve (Facilities Management) Ltd was given a 45-year concession period. Designed and built by AMEC, the £87m hospital took 29 months to construct.
Consolidating the operations of three previous hospitals namely the previous Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle City General and Carlisle City Maternity, the Cumberland Infirmary provides 444 beds for the local community. The hospital was officially opened by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, on 16 June 2000.
In 2015 a report commissioned by North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust found that the fire proofing materials installed did not meet the required protection standard to allow for safe evacuation and prevent a fire from spreading across the building. It was described by the secretary of Cumbria’s Fire Brigades Union as “one of Carlisle’s biggest fire risks”. The Trust said that this was not the first time they had uncovered major flaws in the PFI scheme.
Incidents
On 2 June 2010, the hospital's Accident and Emergency department was put on full incident standby in the aftermath of the Cumbria shootings.