Cavendish Hospital is a geriatric healthcare facility in Manchester Road,

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 ...

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ...

. It is managed by

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) is a community health trust providing community care and specialised services to patients across Derbyshire. History The Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust was estab ...

History

The hospital has its origins in the Buxton Clinic, a geriatric facility established in

Buxton Crescent Buxton Crescent is a Grade-I-listed building in the town of Buxton, Derbyshire, England. It owes much to the Royal Crescent in Bath, but has been described by the Royal Institution of British Architects as "more richly decorated and altogether ...

in 1935. The clinic became the geriatric wing of the

Devonshire Royal Hospital The Devonshire Royal Hospital was established as the Devonshire Hospital in 1859 in Buxton, Derbyshire by the Buxton Bath Charity for the treatment of the poor. The hospital was built in the converted stable block of The Crescent. The building ...

in 1948 and then moved to a completely new facility at Manchester Road in 1966. In July 2017, the North Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group announced the closure of 18 beds at the hospital. Local member of parliament Ruth George raised concerns about the matter with Philip Dunne, health minister, during a debate on health in the

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in October 2017.

References

External links

Official site
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