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St Luke's Hospital is an NHS hospital in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on Little Horton Lane to the south-west of Bradford city centre. The hospital is managed by Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.[1] The main accommodation block is a grade II listed building.[2]
| St Luke's Hospital, Bradford | |
|---|---|
| Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
 St. Luke's Hospital, Bradford | |
  Shown in West Yorkshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bradford, West Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53.784100°N 1.760800°W |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1852 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
The hospital has its origins in the Bradford Union Workhouse Infirmary which was completed in 1852.[3] During the First World War, the Bradford Board of Guardians ran the hospital as an auxiliary war hospital. Thereafter it became known as St Luke's Hospital.[4] It became the City of Bradford Municipal General Hospital in 1929 and joined the National Health Service as St. Luke's Hospital in 1948.[3]
The hospital was noted for being a pioneer in the field of chemotherapy under Professor Robert Turner and George Whyte-Watson in the 1950s.[5][6]
In 2009 a disused ward on the site was used as the fictional St Aidan's Hospital in the ITV drama, The Royal with external scenes filmed around Scarborough and Whitby in North Yorkshire.[7] One of the stars of the Royal, Natalie Anderson, was actually born at St Luke's in 1981 when the hospital had a maternity ward.[8] This and other buildings were not being used for medical practice and in 2010, were demolished due to vandalism, dry rot and asbestos.[9]
It was also used as a filming location in A Passionate Woman in autumn 2009.[10]
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St Luke's Sound is the hospital radio station serving patients and staff.[11]
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