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Royal Naval Hospital
A Royal Naval Hospital (RNH) was a hospital operated by the British Royal Navy for the care and treatment of sick and injured naval personnel.[1] A network of these establishments were situated across the globe to suit British interests. They were part of the Royal Naval Medical Service.[2] The British Army equivalent was a Military Hospital, and in the 20th century a number of RAF Hospitals were also established.
The list below includes significant Royal Naval Hospitals established in the 18th-20th centuries; in addition numerous smaller facilities (often classed as Sick Quarters) were set up, where and when needed (especially in times of war).[3]
In 1996 the UK's last remaining Royal Naval Hospital was redesignated as a Joint Services establishment; it finally closed just over a decade later.[4] No Royal Naval Hospitals survive in operation, although some have become civilian hospitals.
- ^ "Sick And Hurt Board, In-Letters And Orders - National Maritime Museum". collections.rmg.co.uk. Royal Museums Greenwich. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ Wickenden, Jane (6 September 2013). "The Royal Naval Medical Service from the earliest times to 1918 - British Naval History, Historic Collections Librarian, Institute of Naval Medicine, Alverstoke, Gosport". Global Maritime History. British Naval History, 6 Sep, 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Coulter1954was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Haslar Hospital closure march". BBC News. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
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