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DEFENCE MEDICAL SERVICES |
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Floor 7, Zone F, Desk 27 |
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Ministry of Defence Main Building |
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Whitehall, London, SW1A 2HB |
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Mr Paul Ashby
Your Ref:
Our Ref: 09-03-2009-151736-008
Date: 10 Mar 09
Dear Mr Ashby,
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request of 9th March to the Ministry of Defence, in which you asked for the following information:
Military Hospitals that are still open as of March 2009 and also list the dates of closure of all other military hospitals. Also please indicate for hospitals which have closed what has become of them - have they been taken over by the NHS or private hospitals or been demolished.
The MOD retains two military hospitals (both overseas): the Princess Mary Hospital at Akrotiri, Cyprus, and the Princess Royal Medical Centre, Gibraltar.
The below table shows those military hospitals, both in the UK and overseas, that have closed during the last 30 years. Subsequent use is indicated where known.
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Hospital |
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Subsequent use |
UK |
Royal Victoria Military Hospital, Netley (psychiatric hospital). Main hospital closed in 1958. |
1978 |
Demolished: grounds and buildings purchased by Hampshire County Council in 1979. |
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RAF Nocton Hall, Lincolnshire |
1984 |
US Air Force took it over; finally closed 1995. Buildings derelict |
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Princess of Wales RAF Hospital, Ely |
1992 |
Sold for redevelopment |
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Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse (Plymouth) |
1995 |
Sold for redevelopment |
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Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Woolwich |
1995 |
New NHS hospital built on site |
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Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot |
1995 |
Buildings derelict |
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Princess Alexandra RAF Hospital, Wroughton |
1996 |
Sold for redevelopment |
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Princess Mary RAF Hospital, Halton |
1996 |
Buildings derelict |
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Duchess of Kent Military Hospital, Catterick |
1999 |
Continued as psychiatric unit until 2003 (see below) |
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Duchess of Kent Psychiatric Hospital, Catterick |
2003 |
Taken over by NHS |
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Royal Hospital Haslar, Gosport |
2007 |
Hospital still open for NHS patients in partnership between MOD and Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust until final closure in 2009 |
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Germany |
BMH Munster |
1991 |
Closed: n/k |
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BMH Hannover |
1992 |
Closed: no longer standing |
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BMH Berlin |
1994 |
Still in use as civilian hospital |
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BMH Iserlohn |
1994 |
Closed: n/k |
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BMH Rinteln |
1996 |
Closed: n/k |
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BMH Wegburg |
1996 |
Closed: n/k |
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Cyprus |
BMH Dhekelia |
1978 |
The Princess Mary Hospital at Akrotiri remains in operation. |
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Gibraltar |
Royal Naval Hospital, Gibraltar |
2008 |
Medical care provided by the new purpose-built Princess Royal Medical Centre. |
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Falkland Islands |
Military Wing at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital |
2000 |
Civilian hospital still in use |
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Nepal |
BMH Dharan |
1989 |
Still in use as civilian hospital |
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Hong Kong |
British Military Hospital, Kings Park |
1996 |
Closed: n/k |
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Malta |
Royal Naval Hospital, Mtarfa |
1979 |
Closed: n/k |
I hope this is helpful.
Yours sincerely
Defence Medical Services Department Secretariat
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