Relocating Services from Accrington Victoria

The Minor Injuries and X-ray departments have now relocated to:

 

Acorn Centre
421 Blackburn Rd
Accrington
BB5 1RT 

 

Opening hours are 8am - 8.30pm seven days a week and can be accessed by entering the carpark at the rear of the building and using the side entrance down the left-hand side of the building as you face the main entrance. 

All services have now moved out of Accrington Victoria to ensure the historic and much-loved site is preserved for generations to come.

The last services to move were the Minor Injuries and X-ray departments which relocated to the Acorn Centre, 421 Blackburn Rd, Accrington BB5 1RT on Friday, 20 December 2024. 

The Trust announced in October 2024 that all services were to relocate from Accrington Victoria due to the building in Haywood Road, Accrington being in a critical condition. The Trust also committed to ensuring that main services would remain in the town for local people, with most moving only around a mile away. The full list of services affected is below:

Chief Executive Martin Hodgson said: “I know how strongly people in Accrington feel about the hospital and I want to respect and recognise its incredible history, right at the heart of the town since 1894 and certainly before the NHS began.

“I am so sorry we have had to move out, but the simple truth is that the building is beyond repair or reconfiguration as a health care facility and we have been unable to keep on top of the immense, routine maintenance required for quite some time.

“Large parts of it were closed, the roof has collapsed in a number of places, it’s full of asbestos and the heating system originally fired by three boilers is down to one, which if it fails simply cannot be repaired. It was dangerous to remain there as we head into winter and, sadly, the building no longer provided the kind of environment we need for patients or our teams.”

If you are a patient expecting to have an upcoming appointment at Accrington Victoria please check any correspondence sent to you as this will contain updated information about where you should attend for your appointment. 

Now the moves are completed, the Trust will move forward with its commitment to working with local people including Hyndburn Borough Council, MP Sarah Smith and the wider community in the town to both celebrate Accrington Victoria’s rich history and ensure investment is secured to protect its legacy for the future.

The Trust is committed to this and that includes ensuring any redevelopment is sensitive to the physical and historical elements of the site. Our aim is to retain the facades and character of the building and bring it back into purposeful use for local people. This is similar to the Dovestones facility we created in Burnley, which has been hugely successful and has changed the lives of people who live there and use it for the better.”

In moving out of Accrington Victoria, the Trust has also shared its intention to celebrate the history of the site and the contribution of everyone who has worked in it or been there as a patient or a visitor.

"We want to ensure all of the memories, the key moments in life that have happened there and all of the artefacts, images and historical plaques on the walls are preserved and cherished for the future. I would ask people with a connection to Accy Vic or who have a story or a photograph they’d like to share to get in touch – we would absolutely love to hear and see them – and maybe they will spark ideas about what happens next."

Further details on the future of the site and how local residents can get involved will be released in January 2025. 

If you have a story, memory, or a photograph you’d like to share, please get in touch – we would absolutely love to hear and see them - accrington.victoria@elht.nhs.uk.

If you have any questions that are not answered in our FAQs above, please send them to accrington.victoria@elht.nhs.uk

The video below shows just some of the areas within the hospital - highlighting why it is now necessary to move teams and services out of these areas. 

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