Stepping Hill Hospital
Stepping Hill Hospital is in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is managed by Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.
Stepping Hill Hospital | |
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Stockport NHS Foundation Trust | |
![]() Hospital viewed from the railway bridge on Bramhall Moor Lane | |
![]() ![]() Shown in Greater Manchester | |
Geography | |
Location | Stockport, Greater Manchester, England |
Coordinates | 53.383901°N 2.131836°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Type | District General Hospital |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 778 |
History | |
Opened | 1905 |
Links | |
Website | stockport |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
History

The facility was first established on Stepping Hill as the Stepping Hill Poor Law Hospital in December 1905.[1][2] The facility became a military hospital during the First World War[3] and joined the National Health Service as the Stepping Hill Municipal Hospital in 1948.[1]
In an incident which began in July 2011, 3 patients were found to have been unlawfully killed by poisoning at the hospital.[4] The United Kingdom's first prostate cancer operation using a hand-held robot was undertaken at the hospital in March 2012.[5]
The Duchess of Gloucester officially opened a new medical and surgical centre built at a cost of £20 million in October 2017.[6]
Notable births
Claire Foy, the Golden Globe Award winning actress and star of Netflix series The Crown and the BBC miniseries Wolf Hall, was born at the hospital in 1984[7] and England under-21 footballer Tom Ince was born at the hospital in 1992.[8]
See also

References
- "Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport". National Archives. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- "Stockport". Workhouses. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- "Soldiers in Stepping Hill Hospital". Diverse Narratives. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- "Stepping Hill nurse Victorino Chua jailed for life". BBC News. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- "Stepping Hill surgeons use robot in prostate operation - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- "The Duchess of Gloucester visits Stepping Hill Hospital". Royal.UK. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- "Stockport-born actress is the star of lavish new royal drama". Manchester Evening News. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- "Tom Ince: 'Dad says I must leave Blackpool to reach top'". The Independent. 24 July 2013. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2018.