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Encyclopedia > Northwick Park Hospital

Northwick Park Hospital is a large Hospital in North West London, England. It is in proximity to the Greater London areas of Harrow, Kenton and Wembley. The hospital is primarily a National Health Service (NHS) hospital (although it has some private funding units). It is part of the North West London Hospitals NHS Trust. St. Mark's Hospital, a national centre of gastrointestinal medicine is based at the same site. A physician visiting the sick in a hospital. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London and forms one of the nine regions of England. ... Harrow or Harrow-on-the-Hill is the principal town in the London Borough of Harrow. ... Kenton is a place in both the London Borough of Harrow and the London Borough of Brent. ... Wembley is a place in the London Borough of Brent. ... {{redirect|NHS} The logo of the NHS for England. ... The gastrointestinal tract or digestive tract, also referred to as the GI tract or the alimentary canal, (nourishment canal) or the gut, is the system of organs within multicellular animals which takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste. ... Medicine is the branch of health science and the sector of public life concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, treatment and possible prevention of disease and injury. ...


The hospital was featured in the classic 1970s comedy Fawlty Towers and the 1976 horror film The Omen, and has been used as a set for both series of the Channel 4 comedy series Green Wing. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humour with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... Fawlty Towers was a British sitcom made by the BBC and first broadcast on BBC2 in 1975. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Channel 4 is a public service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Green Wing is an award winning British television comedy, set in a hospital. ...


The hospital has its own hospital radio station called Radio Northwick Park [1]. It was set up in 1971 and will celebrate its 35th anniversary in 2006. Their mascot is Ronnie the Radio and they currently have over 100 members who volunteer their time. Live shows are broadcast between 6pm and 11pm weekdays and between 10am to 10pm at the weekends. A lottery grant allowed Radio Northwick Park to purchase a computer system which allows them to broadcast pre-recorded shows 24 hours a day. Volunteers go onto the wards and collect requests from patients and present a request show between 9pm to 10pm. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In 2005 the hospital's maternity department was named as having one of the highest death rates in the United Kingdom.[citation needed] 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maternity is the social and legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a mother and her child. ...


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Northwick Park Hospital - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (317 words)
Northwick Park Hospital is a large Hospital in North West London, England.
In 2005 the hospital's maternity department was named as having one of the highest death rates in the United Kingdom.
Northwick Park is also one of the few hospitals in England to have a Paternoster lift transport system.
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