Taunton and Somerset Hospital explained
| Taunton and Somerset Hospital |
| Location: | Taunton |
| Map Type: | Somerset |
| Coordinates: | 51.0156°N -3.0917°W |
| Region: | Somerset |
| State: | England |
| Country: | UK |
| Healthcare: | NHS |
| Emergency: | No |
| Founded: | 1812 |
Taunton and Somerset Hospital was a hospital in Taunton, Somerset.
History
The hospital was erected between 1809 and 1812 in East Reach in the centre of Taunton.[1] [2] The hospital was managed along with other hospitals in Taunton. and in 1968 the management committee was re-named the West Somerset Hospital Management Committee. The main block of the hospital was Grade II listed in 1975. Taunton and Somerset Hospital closed in 1986, and the services moved out to Musgrove Park Hospital.[3]
Notable staff
Three matrons who ran the hospital in succession all trained at The London Hospital under Eva Luckes.[4]
- Sarah Harriet Harris (1860–1950), matron 1894,[5] [6] to 1898,[7] trained between 1888 and 1890.[8] Harris was matron of Yeovil Hospital between 1900 and 1912.[9]
- Louisa Lessey, (1863–1956), matron between 1899 and 1900,[10] trained between 1891 and 1894.[11]
- Katherine Bulteel, (1863–1907), matron from 1900 until her death in July 1907.[12] Bulteel trained between 1893 and 1896.[13]
Notes and References
- Web site: 29 March 2024 . TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL RECORDS, 1848-1993 . SW Heritage.
- Book: Henry, Burdett . Burdett’s Hospital and Charities Annual 1907 . 1907 . . 1907 . 432.
- Web site: Nigel . Freeny . September 2020 . Taunton and Somerset Hospital . 26 March 2024 . Googlemaps.
- 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 A study of Eva Lückes's influence on a generation of nurse leaders:1880–1919' (Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Huddersfield, April 2022)
- Matrons Annual Letter, No.1, Matron's Annual Letter to Nurses, 1894–1916; RLHLH/N/7/2, No.1, May 1894, 9; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London.
- 28 April 1894 . Appointments . . 16 . 396 . xxxviii . www.rcn.org.
- Matron’s Annual Letter to Nurses, No.5, Matron's Annual Letter to Nurses, 1894–1916; RLHLH/N/7/2, No.5, February 1898, 13; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
- Sarah Harriet Harris, Register of Probationers; RLHLH/N/1/2, 231; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
- 10 February 1912 . Resignations . . 48 . 1245 . 108 . www.rcn.org.
- 15 April 1899 . Appointments’ . . 22 . 299 . www.rcn.org.
- Louisa Pauline Lessey, Register of Probationers; RLHLH/N/1/4, 49; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
- 3 July 1907 . Death of the Matron of Taunton Hospital . The Courier . 5.
- Katherine Sarah Bulteel, Register of Probationers; RLHLH/N/1/4, 163; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
