Longworth Hospital Explained

Longworth Hospital
Org/Group:Oxfordshire Area Health Authority
Coordinates:51.6596°N -1.5848°W (approximate)
Location:Faringdon, Oxfordshire
Country:England
Type:General
Beds:50
Closed:1981

Longworth Hospital was a 50 bedded geriatric hospital in Faringdon Oxfordshire, England.

It was administered by the Littlemore and Isis hospital management committees, and then from 1974 by Oxfordshire Area Health Authority.[1]

From December 1980 to February 1981 it was occupied by the staff, principally members of COHSE resisting the closure of the hospital.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Longworth Hospital, Faringdon. Oxfordshire Health Archives. 11 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Longworth Hospital Occupation 1981. COHSE. 11 April 2014.