Cumberland Infirmary is a hospital in

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, England. It is managed by the

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History

The original Cumberland Infirmary is a Grade II* listed building which was designed by Richard Tattersall and constructed by Messrs Robinson and Bennet, contractors of Preston, between 1830 and 1832. A new wing was opened by the Countess of Lonsdale in October 1911. The founder of the Roper-Logan-Tierney nursing process,

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, worked as senior nurse tutor at the hospital in the 1950s. A further extension was opened by

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in 1975. The present Cumberland Infirmary was procured under a

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contract in 1997, the first hospital to be

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financed. Health Management (Carlisle) plc, a 50/50 dedicated

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company formed by

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and Interserve (Facilities Management) Ltd was given a 45-year concession period. The hospital, which was built by AMEC, cost £65m to construct. The new hospital consolidating the operations of three previous hospitals, namely the previous Cumberland Infirmary, the Carlisle City General Hospital and the Carlisle City Maternity Hospital. The hospital was officially opened by

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, on 16 June 2000. In 2015 a report commissioned by North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust found that the fire proofing materials installed did not meet the required protection standard to allow for safe evacuation and prevent a fire from spreading across the building. It was described by the secretary of Cumbria’s Fire Brigades Union as "one of Carlisle’s biggest fire risks". The Trust said that this was not the first time they had uncovered major flaws in the PFI scheme. In 2021, a new cancer centre was opened on the site, with services transitioning to

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Notable staff

* Emily 'Margaret' Cummins, R.R.C. (1866-1934). Cummins trained at The London Hospital under Eva Luckes. In 1903 she was appointed as

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of Cumberland Infirmary in

. In 1911 she left following her appointment as

of the

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."Matrons". ''

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''. 7: 207. 4 March 1911 – via www.rcn.org.uk.

Incidents

On 2 June 2010, the hospital's

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department was put on full incident standby in the aftermath of the

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References

External links

*
Cumberland Infirmary on the NHS website

Inspection reports
from the

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History

Notable staff

Incidents

See also

References

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