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Former hospital

Royal West Sussex Hospital
LocationChichester, West Sussex, England
Coordinates50°50′37.07″N 0°46′48.76″W / 50.8436306°N 0.7802111°W / 50.8436306; -0.7802111
OS grid referenceSU 85979 05681
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated8 October 1971 (1971-10-08)
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The Royal West Sussex Hospital is a former hospital and Grade II* listed building in Chichester, West Sussex, England.

History

In 1784, the Reverend William Walker and Dr Thomas Sanden established the Chichester Dispensary.

It was renamed the Royal West Sussex Hospital in 1913.

During the 1940 Battle of Britain, the hospital treated wounded servicemen.

The building was listed for protection on 8 October 1971.

Notable staff

  • Anne Sarah Parsons (1876-1948), Matron 1916- until about 1925. Parsons trained at The London Hospital under Eva Luckes between 1905-1907. After her training Parsons trained as a midwife, and worked as a holiday sister and ward sister at The London. In 1912 she was appointed Matron of the Jessop Hospital in Sheffield for four years before she moved to Chichester.

References

  1. Saunders, Pat. "Royal West Sussex Hospital". The Novium Museum. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. B., W. J. (October 1960). "The Royal West Sussex Hospital. The First Hundred Years, 1784–1884". Medical History. 4 (4). Cambridge University Press: 366. PMC 1034575.
  3. "Matron Parkinson: A National Health Service pioneer". Chichester Observer. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. "The Royal West Sussex Hospital". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ 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 A study of Eva Lückes’s influence on a generation of nurse leaders:1880–1919' (Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Huddersfield, April 2022)
  6. Anne Sarah Parsons, Register of Probationers; RLHLH/N/1/12, 42; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
  7. Ann Parsons, Register of Sisters and Nurses; RLHLH/N/4/2, 262; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London  
  8. Matron’s Annual Letter to Nurses, No.19, Matron's Annual Letter to Nurses, 1894–1916; RLHLH/N/7/2, No.19, April, 1912, 34; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London.


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