Bassetlaw Hospital, Worksop, is one of the key hospitals in the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Hospital has 300 beds. Each year, the hospital treats around 33,000 patients along with 38,000 emergencies in the A&E Department.
The Hospital is situated in the residential area of Kilton, about half a mile from Worksop town centre. The A1, M1 and M18 are all in close proximity; Doncaster (25 minutes), Sheffield (30 minutes) and Nottingham (40 minutes) are within an easy drive.
A local bus route from the town centre runs through the hospital grounds. There is also scheduled transport which takes patients and staff to Doncaster Royal Infirmary and back again. You have to book this service in advance.
Bassetlaw Breastcare Unit
History Of Bassetlaw Hospital
Hospital services in Bassetlaw began with the opening of the 5-bed Victoria Hospital, Worksop, in 1900, staffed by a house surgeon, two honorary surgeons, a matron and three probationer nurses. There were 59 patients and during the first year, the income was £487 12s 6d, and the expenditure £505 4s 3d. Thirty years later, 812 patients were treated, the income was £7326 and expenditure £6751. A (penny in the pound) worker's contributory scheme raised £4300 while the 'Gloops Club' donated a cot to the Children's wing. It became part of the NHS in 1948 and was demolished in 1996.
The foundation stone for Kilton Hospital was laid in 1902; it was known as Worksop's Poor Law Infirmary and cost £18,300 to build.
The first phase of the new Bassetlaw Hospital was opened on the same site in 1984. Work was completed in 1987 and Casualty and inpatient facilities at Retford Hospital were transferred to the new site in 1988.
