Our staff at Salisbury District Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of NHS Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to a minority of hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.
Everyone is entitled to receive safe patient care and treatment that is provided in a clean and comfortable environment. At Salisbury District Hospital we take time to consider the things that matter most to our patients.
Please remember that if you do not already receive your hospital care and treatment at Salisbury District Hospital you are now able to choose to come to Salisbury. If you need to see a specialist, your GP will be able to refer you when discussing the options that are available to you.
If you are referred to Salisbury District Hospital as an outpatient, or if you need urgent or non urgent treatment, our staff are here to look after you and to provide you with the best possible care and treatment.
** Our values and beliefs **
The Trust has a set of values and beliefs that show a commitment to provide the best possible care and treatment for our patients. Our values and beliefs also influence our thinking when planning services and highlight the positive way in which we view our staff, patients and the local community. Our values and beliefs are set out below
* Patients
We will put the safety and wellbeing of patients at the forefront of everything we do.
* Respect
We will treat each individual with respect
* Culture
We will be welcoming, friendly and helpful
* Integrity
We will be open and honest
* Improvement
We will continually find better ways of delivering our services
* Involvement
We will listen to colleagues and service users to shape our continuous improvement and development.
* Stewardship
We will respect our environment and use resources wisely
History Of Salisbury District Hospital
1942 - 1987
The main hospital at Odstock was built in 1942 by the US Army to support the Salisbury General Infirmary in receiving casualties from the D-Day landings in World War Two. Many of the buildings were prefabricated structures known as Nissen huts.
At the end of the war the hospital was handed over to the Salisbury Health Authority and Nissen huts replaced with new buildings. In the early years a new Burns Unit was built which was considered state-of the-art for its time and, in the intervening years, a Rehabilitation Department and Macmillan Unit were built. A spinal injuries treatment centre was also built and opened by HRH the Prince of Wales and HRH the Princess of Wales in 1984.
With these developments Odstock Hospital became the centre for specialist services for the Wessex region. In particular, burns and plastic surgery and spinal injuries. Now the spinal unit serves a population of 11 million people and covers most of southern England.
General hospital services were provided at the Salisbury Infirmary on Fisherton Street and elderly care services at Newbridge Hospital, which was close to what is now the ambulance station at Harnham.
1987 - 2005
In 1987 work started on Phase 1 of the new Salisbury District Hospital site. This is so that all NHS hospital services in Salisbury would be centred on the same site. In 1992, genetics and pathology services moved into the new hospital and the following year all other services, with over 200 patients, moved from the 229 year old Salisbury Infirmary to the new site. Patients also moved up the road to the new hospital from Newbridge Hospital.
Salisbury District Hospital Site in 2001
On 29 January 1993, the new hospital was officially opened by the Duchess of Kent and named Salisbury District Hospital. The Salisbury Infirmary was closed, sold, and has since been redeveloped to provide flats. The Newbridge Hospital site was sold and the location now forms part of a housing estate.
Over the last 13 years, services have expanded on the Salisbury District Hospital site. In 1993, a new Day Surgery Unit opened and, in the following year Salisbury Health Care was granted NHS Trust status. Further developments on the site included a new coronary care unit, new intensive care unit, the Salisbury Hospice (managed by the Salisbury Hospice Trust) and a medical engineering workshop.
More recently the Trust opened a dedicated stroke unit, introduced a new MRI scanner for Salisbury - in a dedicated radiology suite - and built a new Obstetric Theatre and orthopaedic building. In 2005, dedicated dermatology and endoscopy units were built in a two-tier block added to the main hospital.
2004 - 2006
In 2004, work started on the major extension to the hospital - phase two of the site development. The aim of this part of the project was to provide a new building to accommodate services provided from older buildings at the southern end of the site.
Salisbury District Hospital in September 2004 as work starts on Phase Two
Local people played a key role in planning the layout and design of the new development, which is constructed as a block in the north-west corner of the district hospital site. The regional burns service, three of the five elderly care wards, plastic surgery, maxillo facial outpatients, Medical Photography, Speech Therapy and the Laser Treatment Centre all moved from the older southern end of the Salisbury District Hospital site to the new extension. Two orthopaedic wards, orthopaedic and plastic surgery therapy services and the medical secretaries also moved into the new building.
For more information and photographic tour of the new building please go to Recent Developments Section.
