Whittington Hospital

Whittington Hospital
Whittington Health NHS Trust
The main entrance on Magdala Avenue
Whittington Hospital is located in London Borough of Islington
Whittington Hospital
Location within Islington
Geography
LocationUpper Holloway, London, N19, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°33′59″N 0°08′22″W / 51.5665°N 0.1395°W / 51.5665; -0.1395
Organisation
Care systemNHS England
TypeAcute hospital trust
Affiliated universityUniversity College London
Services
Emergency departmentYes Accident & Emergency
Beds360
History
Opened1473 activity on site
1848 current hospital
Links
Websitewww.whittington.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in England

Whittington Hospital is a district general and teaching hospital of UCL Medical School and Middlesex University School of Health and Social Sciences. Located in Upper Holloway, it is managed by Whittington Health NHS Trust, operating as Whittington Health, an integrated care organisation providing hospital and community health services in the north London boroughs of Islington and Haringey. Its Jenner Building, a former smallpox hospital, is a Grade II listed building.[1]

  1. ^ Historic England. "F Block, St Mary's Wing, Whittington Hospital (1195634)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 February 2020.