| The Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital | |
| Org/Group: | Buckinghamshire Group |
| Location: | Aylesbury, |
| Region: | Buckinghamshire |
| State: | England |
| Country: | UK |
| Healthcare: | Private |
| Type: | Specialist |
| Emergency: | No |
| Beds: | 22 |
| Speciality: | Spinal cord injury, Stroke, Acquired Brain Injury |
| Founded: | 1832 |
| Map Type: | Buckinghamshire |
| Coordinates: | 51.8207°N -0.816°W |
The Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital (colloquially called the Royal Bucks) is a private hospital in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. It is a Grade II listed building.
The hospital was established, by adding new wings to an 18th-century country house, in 1832.[1] The facility was extensively remodeled to a design by David Brandon using a pavilion layout which was heavily influenced by Florence Nightingale through her brother-in-law, Sir Harry Verney of Claydon House.[2] She said that "it will be the most beautiful hospital in England."[2] The new hospital was opened as the Buckinghamshire General Infirmary in 1862.[2]
It is thought that the hospital became "Royal" after the Prince of Wales received treatment there in the late 19th century.[2] A new wing, the foundation stone for which was laid by Lord Rothschild, followed in 1905.[2]
Following the expansion of the Stoke Mandeville Hospital nearby, the Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital joined the National Health Service as a maternity hospital in 1948.[3] It became a private hospital in 1994 and, after acquisition by Affinity Care Homes[4] and an extensive subsequent refurbishment, it reopened as a facility for the treatment of patients with spinal cord, acquired brain injury and other neurological conditions in 2013.[2]
In January 2023, it was announced that the Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital would undergo an extensive refurbishment[5] and be acquired by the Akessa Healthcare Group along with The Foscote Hospital and 107 Harley Street in January 2023.[6] [7]