Editing Epsom (section)

===Healthcare===
[[Epsom Cottage Hospital]], the first hospital in Epsom, was opened in Pikes Hill in 1873. It moved to Hawthorne Place in 1877 and, in 1889, a new building was constructed in Alexandra Road to celebrate [[Queen Victoria#Diamond Jubilee|Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee]].<ref name=Epsom_NHS_our_story>{{cite web |url=https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/our-story |title=Our Story |author=<!--Not stated--> |year=2021 |publisher=Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust |access-date=6 June 2021 |archive-date=27 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327121752/https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/our-story |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[suffragette]], [[Emily Davison]], died at the hospital after being hit by [[George V|King George V]]'s horse at the [[1913 Epsom Derby|1913 Derby]].<ref name=Morley_1988_p103/><ref name=Tanner_2013_pp284-285/> Epsom Cottage Hospital officially closed in 1988, however the premises are used today as a community hospital offering physiotherapy and rehabilitation services.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhs.uk/Services/hospitals/Services/DefaultView.aspx?id=763 |title=New Epsom and Ewell Community Hospital: Services |publisher=NHS |access-date=3 December 2018 |archive-date=4 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204053811/https://www.nhs.uk/Services/hospitals/Services/DefaultView.aspx?id=763 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Epsom Hospital]] was built by the Poor Law Guardians adjacent to the [[workhouse]] on Dorking Road in 1890.<ref name=Epsom_NHS_our_story/><ref name=Abdy_2001_p44>{{harvnb|Abdy|2001|p=44}}</ref> It was made the responsibility of Surrey County Council in 1930<ref name=Abdy_2001_p69>{{harvnb|Abdy|2001|p=69}}</ref> and became part of the NHS in 1948.<ref name=Epsom_NHS_our_story/> Since April 1999, it has been run by Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, following a merger between the Epsom Health Care and St Helier NHS Trusts.<ref>{{Cite news |work=The Sunday Times |location=London |title=Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust |date=21 March 1999 |page=20 |issue=9108}}</ref> Epsom Hospital has an [[Emergency department|A&E department]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhs.uk/Services/hospitals/Overview/DefaultView.aspx?id=1217 |title=Epsom Hospitals |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=National Health Service |access-date=6 June 2021 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518090612/https://www.nhs.uk/Services/hospitals/Overview/DefaultView.aspx?id=1217 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:St_ebba's_admin_2010.JPG|thumb|right|[[St Ebba's Hospital]], designed by William Clifford Smith, was opened in 1903.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eehe.org.uk/?p=61363 |title=Hospital Cluster – St Ebba's |last1=Reed |first1=Peter |last2=Jackson |first2=Linda |date=March 2014 |publisher=Epsom and Ewell History Explorer |access-date=6 June 2021 |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130031232/https://eehe.org.uk/?p=61363 |url-status=live}}</ref>]]
The [[Epsom Cluster]] was a group of five [[psychiatric hospitals]], built to the west of Epsom on land purchased by [[London County Council]] in 1896.<ref name=Epsom_Cluster_EEHE>{{cite web |url=https://eehe.org.uk/?p=25027 |title=Epsom Hospital Cluster – Introduction |last1=Reed |first1=Peter |last2=Jackson |first2=Linda |date=March 2014 |publisher=Epsom and Ewell History Explorer |access-date=6 June 2021 |archive-date=6 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606162438/https://eehe.org.uk/?p=25027 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Manor Hospital, Epsom|Manor Asylum]] was the first to be opened in 1899<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eehe.org.uk/?p=60848 |title=Hospital Cluster – Manor |last1=Reed |first1=Peter |last2=Jackson |first2=Linda |date=March 2014 |publisher=Epsom and Ewell History Explorer |access-date=6 June 2021 |archive-date=18 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118233302/https://eehe.org.uk/?p=60848 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the fifth, [[West Park Hospital, Epsom|West Park Asylum]], was fully completed in June 1924, having been used by the Canadian military during WWI.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eehe.org.uk/?p=61706 |title=Hospital Cluster – West Park |last1=Reed |first1=Peter |last2=Jackson |first2=Linda |date=March 2014 |publisher=Epsom and Ewell History Explorer |access-date=6 June 2021 |archive-date=18 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218060849/https://eehe.org.uk/?p=61706 |url-status=live}}</ref> A [[Horton Light Railway|light railway]] was constructed to deliver building materials and coal to the construction sites.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eehe.org.uk/?p=29063 |title=Railways Serving The Epsom Hospital Cluster |last=Winfield |first=Nick |date=January 2013 |publisher=Epsom and Ewell History Explorer |access-date=6 June 2021 |archive-date=6 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606162438/https://eehe.org.uk/?p=29063 |url-status=live}}</ref> Clean water was supplied from a borehole and a power station was constructed to provide electricity to the five institutions.<ref name=Epsom_Cluster_EEHE/> All of the hospitals closed during the 1990s and 2000s and their sites have since been redeveloped for housing.<ref name=Epsom_Cluster_EEHE/>

As of 2021, the town has three GP practices.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-gp/results/Epsom?latitude=51.33317021974096&longitude=-0.2669861789410312 |title=GPs near Epsom |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=National Health Service |access-date=6 June 2021 |archive-date=6 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606113517/https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-gp/results/Epsom?latitude=51.33317021974096&longitude=-0.2669861789410312 |url-status=live}}</ref>