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{{short description|Teaching hospital in Southampton, Hampshire, England}}

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{{Infobox Hospitalhospital

| Name = Southampton General Hospital

| Org/Group = Southampton [[University HospitalsHospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust]]

| Image = <!-- optional -->Sgh_panorama.jpg

| Caption = The front of Southampton General Hospital, showing from left to right the North Wing, Centre Block, and West Wing

| Caption = <!-- optional -->

| Logo = <!-- optional -->

| Region map_type = Hampshire

| Location = [[Southampton]]

| coordinates = {{coord|50.933|-1.434|display=inline,title}}

| Region = Hampshire

| map_caption = Shown in Hampshire

| State = England

| Location = [[Southampton]], [[Hampshire]], England

| Country = UK

| HealthCare = [[National Health Service (England)|National Health Service]]

| HealthCare = NHS

| Type = District GeneralTeaching

| Emergency = Yes[[Major Trauma Centre]] – (Adult and Children)

| Affiliation= [[University of Southampton School of Medicine]]

| Beds = 14041,362

| Speciality = (Not applicable)

| Founded = 1900

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| Website = http://www.suht.nhs.uk/{{Official TrustURL}}

| Wiki-Links = <!-- optional -->

|}}

'''Southampton General Hospital''' ('''SGH''') is a large [[teaching hospital|District General Hospital]] (DGH) in [[Southampton]], operatedHampshire, byEngland therun by [[Southampton University HospitalsHospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust]]. The hospital was the ___location for the daytime TV fly-on-the-wall documentary series, ''[[The General (TV Series)|The General]]''.

==History==

[[File:Southampton General Hospital foundation stone.jpg|left|thumb|Removed from the original building during demolition work in 1985, the foundation stone can now be seen outside the main entrance]]

The hospital beganwas lifefounded in 1900 as the Southampton Union Infirmary in [[Shirley, Southampton|Shirley Warren]], WarrenSouthampton, [[Poorto Law]]replace Infirmaryhospital beds previously provided at the workhouse infirmary in 1900[[St Mary's, whenSouthampton]]. theThe [[Royal South Hampshire Hospital]] was runningthe outvoluntary ofhospital, capacityfounded toin treat1835 in the growing city.<ref name="brown">Brown, Jim. ''The Illustrated History of Southampton's Suburbs''. Breedon. {{ISBN|1-85983-405-1}}.</ref> The initial {{convert|35-|acre|adj=on}} site cost the Poor Law Guardians £8,200, and the foundation stone was laid on 6th31 March 1900.<ref name="brown" /> The original building, housing 289 beds, cost £64,800 to construct.; Itit has since been demolished.<ref name="brown" />

Southampton Borough Council took responsibility for the hospital in 1929, expanding the number of beds to 431.<ref name="brown" /> At this stage, the hospital became known as the Borough Hospital.<ref name="brown" /> When the [[National Health Service]] came into being in 1948, the hospital took its present name.<ref name="brown" />

The Wessex Neurological Unit opened on the site in 1965, and the East Wing was constructed in 1974, providing 450 additional beds, a new Accident and Emergency Department, and a children's unit.<ref name="brown" /> Three years later, the Centre Block was built, which still provides the main entrance to the hospital.<ref name="brown" /> The 7-level Centre Block cost over £9 million to construct.<ref name="brown" />

Former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]], [[Rishi Sunak]], was born in the hospital on 12 May 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rishi Sunak's Southampton childhood described in Lord Ashcroft biography {{!}} Daily Echo |url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/18865935.amp/ |access-date=26 October 2022 |website=dailyecho.co.uk}}</ref>

In 1983, the £10 million West Wing was constructed, adding 472 beds to the hospital. This was followed a year later by installation of the Wessex Body Scanner at a cost of £1.5 million.

In 1983, the £10 million West Wing was constructed, adding 472 beds to the hospital. ; Thisthis was followed a year later by installation of the Wessex Body Scanner at a cost of £1.5 million.<ref name="brown" />

In 2005, a new cardiac centre was opened, having cost around £53 million to build. In addition to these buildings, the [[University of Southampton]] has a number of buildings on the site, which are used both for teaching and research. In particular, the hospital has a widespread reputation for [[cancer]] research and [[asthma]] research.

In July 2006, a new cardiac centre was opened, together with accommodation for relatives of cardiac patients.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uhs.nhs.uk/Media/SUHTInternet/AboutUs/AnnualReportsStrategiesandPlans/20052006/SUHTAnnualReport2005-2006.pdf|title=Annual Report 2005/2006|page=7|publisher=Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust|access-date=17 September 2018}}</ref> In September 2006 the [[Steve Mills (footballer)|Steve Mills]] Stem Cell Laboratory, which had been established by a charity created by [[Southampton F.C.]] footballer Steve Mills, moved from the [[Royal South Hants Hospital]] to a new ___location at Southampton General Hospital, and was officially opened on 27 September 2006 by Steve's widow Jo and former Southampton footballer and manager, [[Alan Ball Jr.|Alan Ball]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/942642.This_one___s_for_you__Steve/|title=This one’s for you, Steve|date=28 September 2006|publisher=Daily Echo|access-date=17 September 2018}}</ref>

==The Steve Mills Stem Cell Laboratory==

In September 2006 the [[Steve Mills]] Stem Cell Laboratory, which had been established by a charity created by the late [[Southampton F.C.]] footballer, Steve Mills, moved from the [[Royal South Hampshire Hospital|Royal South Hants Hospital]] to a new ___location at Southampton General Hospital, and was officially opened on [[27 September]] [[2006]] by Steve’s widow Jo and former Southampton footballer and manager, [[Alan Ball, Jr.|Alan Ball]].

In autumn 2016 the hospital was upgraded to become an adult and paediatric Major Trauma Centre (MTC) under the NHS plans for Regional Trauma Networks.<ref>[http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/Emergencyandurgentcareservices/Documents/2016/MTS-map.pdf "Major Trauma Centres in England"], "[[NHS]]", October 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2017.</ref> It was one of a small number of accident and emergency departments to benefit from Pearson Lloyd's redesign – 'A Better A&E' – which reduced aggression against hospital staff by 50 per cent. A system of environmental signage was introduced providing ___location-specific information for patients. Screens were installed providing live information about how many cases were being handled and the current status of the accident and emergency department.<ref>{{cite news|title=A&E department redesign 'cuts aggression by half'|url=http://www.designweek.co.uk/analysis/ae-department-redesign-cuts-aggression-by-half/3037597.article|access-date=13 December 2013|newspaper=Design Week|date=28 November 2013}}</ref>

* The Steve Mills Stem Cell Laboratory processes, stores and issues stem cell products for transplant.

* The processing of a patient’s stem cell products takes around 3 hours to complete.

==Controversy==

* Stem cell donations are processed as soon as they arrive at the laboratory because stem cells have a shelf life of just 24 hours.

* The laboratory reacts quickly to hospital requests and processes up to 12 stem cell donations a week.

===Ashya King===

* The laboratory processes stem cells for [[Southampton University Hospitals Trust]], [[Bournemouth Hospital]], [[Poole Hospital]], [[Salisbury District Hospital]] and [[Dorset County Hospital]].

{{Main|Ashya King case}}

* In addition to processing, storing and issuing stem cell products, the laboratory undertakes critical research and development of new cancer therapies and treatments.

In August 2014, Brett and Naghemeh King took their 5-year-old son Ashya from the hospital, where he was being treated for [[medulloblastoma]], without doctor's knowledge.<ref name=King>{{cite news|title=Ashya King: Southampton hospital staff 'receive abuse'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-29158081|date=11 September 2014|access-date=16 September 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Brett King claimed this was in order to avoid the proposed treatment of chemotherapy and photon beam [[radiation therapy]] which he feared would result in brain damage to Ashya.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ashya King: Hospital wanted to kill our son, turn him into a vegetable, claims father|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/11072116/Ashya-King-Hospital-wanted-to-kill-our-son-turn-him-into-a-vegetable-claims-father.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903224905/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/11072116/Ashya-King-Hospital-wanted-to-kill-our-son-turn-him-into-a-vegetable-claims-father.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2014|work=The Daily Telegraph|___location=London|first1=Keith |last1=Perry|first2=Nicola |last2=Harley|first3=Edward |last3=Malnick|date=3 September 2014|access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref> The family's preferred treatment was [[proton beam therapy]] which was at the time unavailable in the United Kingdom except through an NHS overseas referral programme to fund treatment in America or Europe for specific indications.<ref>{{cite web|title=NSCT Proton Overseas Programme|url=https://www.rcr.ac.uk/content.aspx?PageID=1527|website=The Royal College of Radiologists|access-date=16 September 2014}}</ref> Although clinicians at Southampton felt proton beam therapy would not be beneficial in this case, it was discussed with the Kings and referred to the Proton Clinical Reference Panel although medulloblastoma is not an approved diagnosis to qualify for the overseas programme.<ref>{{cite court|litigants=Portsmouth City Council v King et al|court=High Court of Justice|date=8 September 2014|url=http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/judgment-ashya-king-08092014.pdf}}</ref>

The Kings were keen to arrange proton beam therapy at a hospital in [[Prague]]. When the parents asked what would happen if they refused any kind of treatment, they were told the hospital could seek an emergency protection order.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29043064|publisher=BBC News|title=Ashya King: Hospital denies blocking proton beam treatment|date=3 September 2014|access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref> When the child subsequently went missing the hospital informed the police and the CPS issued a warrant for the arrest of the parents. Once it was revealed that the child had left the country, extradition back to the UK was also sought. The family were eventually located in Spain, where the parents were arrested and child put in a high dependency ward in a hospital in [[Málaga]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29009883|title=Ashya King's parents fight extradition from Spain|publisher=BBC News|date=1 September 2014|access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref> [[David Cameron]], the prime minister, called for "an urgent outbreak of common sense".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/parents-of-ashya-king-to-sue-hospital-and-police-over-cruelty-claims-9706118.html|title=David Cameron calls for 'common sense' as Ashya King's parents plan to sue|work=[[Evening Standard]]|___location=London|first=Benedict|last=Moore-Bridger|date=2 September 2014|access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref>

Ashya began proton beam therapy at the Proton Therapy Centre in Prague on 15 September.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ashya King: Prague proton beam therapy begins|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-29173364|access-date=16 September 2014|publisher=BBC News|date=15 September 2014}}</ref> In late September NHS England agreed to fund the cost of the proton therapy treatment.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ashya King U-turn: Brain tumour patient's pioneering treatment WILL be funded by NHS|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ashya-king-u-turn-brain-tumour-4330203|access-date=26 September 2014|work=[[Daily Mirror]]|___location=London|date=26 September 2014|first=Andrew|last=Gregory}}</ref> NHS England had been told by the [[European Court of Justice]] to fund treatment abroad in previous cases.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4985190.stm|title=NHS told to fund treatment abroad|publisher=BBC News|date=16 May 2006|access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref> In March 2015 the King family announced that the treatment appeared to have been successful and Ashya's most recent scan showed no sign of the tumour.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ashya King’s parents say he is cancer-free after proton therapy|first=Caroline|last=Davies|date=23 March 2015|work=The Guardian|___location=London|access-date=1 April 2015|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/mar/23/ashya-king-now-free-of-cancer-after-proton-therapy-say-parents}}</ref>

===Burger King===

There had been a [[Burger King]] outlet in the foyer of the hospital since 1997. In November 2014 the Trust announced that they would not be renewing its lease due to expire in 2016 – because it no longer fits with the "healthcare environment" it is trying to create in its main reception area.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hospital chiefs reveal fast food chain’s lease will not be renewed|date=22 November 2014|first=Sian|last=Davies|url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11619273.Controversial_hospital_Burger_King_outlet_to_shut/|work=[[Southern Daily Echo]]|___location=Southampton|access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref> Hampshire GP [[Hilary Jones (doctor)|Dr Hilary Jones]] approved and said that in the grip of an obesity problem in the UK, hospitals should be setting a good example to patients. However some patients started a petition against this decision on the basis that hospital food was "of a poor standard. Burger King seems to have a much higher quality of food that's cooked fresh and to order."<ref>{{cite news|title=Petition is launched to save Burger King in Southampton General Hospital from closing|url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11620844.Fight_launched_to_save_controversial_hospital_fast_food_outlet/|access-date=24 November 2014|work=[[Southern Daily Echo]]|___location=Southampton|date=24 November 2014}}</ref>

A hospital spokesman responded: "The trust, as with all NHS hospitals, is regularly assessed by a variety of independent bodies on all aspects of care, including the quality of patient food. In the most recent of these inspections, the trust scored highly on food quality (92%) according to panel members from the national patient-led assessment team and fully compliant with all of the Care Quality Commission's essential standards, which incorporate quality of food and drink."<ref>{{cite news|title=Southampton General Hospital bosses have defended the food its contractors Medirest provide after it was criticised by locals|date=7 December 2014|first=Joe|last=Curtis|work=[[Southern Daily Echo]]|___location=Southampton|access-date=1 April 2015|url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11650613.Hospital_chiefs_defend_patient_food_as_Burger_King_row_continues/}}</ref> The fast food outlet was replaced by a [[Marks & Spencer]] shop and cafe and a [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]] franchise as part of a £2.5m redevelopment which began in mid-2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Marks & Spencer and Subway will be part of Southampton General Hospital after a £2.5million redevelopment|date=1 April 2015|first=Joe|last=Curtis|work=[[Southern Daily Echo]]|___location=Southampton|url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/12800839.REVEALED__The_outlet_to_replace_Burger_King_at_Southampton_General_Hospital/?ref=fbpg|access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-32146448|title=Southampton General Hospital reveals Burger King replacements|date=1 April 2015|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2 April 2015}}</ref>

==Media coverage==

The hospital was the ___location for the daytime TV fly-on-the-wall documentary series, ''[[The General (TV series)|The General]]'', and its successor, ''[[City Hospital (British TV series)|City Hospital]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=BBC Programme Index - The General|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ab608b189202d07e4f19f86c09f51708|date=6 April 1998|accessdate=15 February 2025}}</ref> as well as the ITV documentary series ''Trauma: Level One''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trauma: Level One Episode 1|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week49/trauma-level-one|website=itv.com|access-date=21 January 2015}}</ref> The neighbouring [[Princess Anne Hospital]] was the setting of the first two series of Channel 4's ''[[One Born Every Minute]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=One Born Every Minute: About the Show|url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/one-born-every-minute/articles/about-the-series/about-the-show|website=Channel 4|access-date=21 January 2015}}</ref> Broadcast in 2024, the sixth series of BBC Two's Surgeons: At the Edge of Life was filmed at the hospital, highlighting some of the diverse range of surgeries that take place there.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exciting new BBC series showcases University Hospital Southampton's surgical excellence |url=https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/whats-new/news/exciting-new-bbc-series-showcases-university-hospital-southamptons-surgical-excellence |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=uhs.nhs.uk |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[List of NHS trusts]]

==References==

{{reflist}}

* Brown, Jim. ''The Illustrated History of Southampton's Suburbs''. Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-405-1.

== External links ==

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*[http://www.hants.gov.uk/hba/ Southampton Hospital Broadcasting Association]

* {{Official website}}

*[http://www.som.soton.ac.uk/ School of Medicine]

* [https://www.nhs.uk/services/hospital/southampton-general-hospital/RHM01 ''Southampton General Hospital''] on the NHS website

* [https://www.cqc.org.uk/___location/RHM01 Inspection reports] from the [[Care Quality Commission]]

* [http://www.hantssohba.gov.uk/hba/org Southampton Hospital Broadcasting AssociationRadio]

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