Buxton Hospital is a

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Buxton Buxton is a spa town in the High Peak, Derbyshire, Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.Alston, Cumbria also claims this, but lacks a regu ...

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. It is managed by

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History

The foundation stone for the cottage hospital was laid by the

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in June 1911. He returned to open the facility as Buxton Cottage Hospital in 1912. It became Buxton and District Hospital in 1930 and then joined the

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as Buxton Hospital in 1948. The hospital has a minor injuries unit which cut back its opening hours due to staff shortages in April 2011 but then reverted to normal hours in August 2011.

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