<Tr> <Th> Lists </Th> <Td> Hospitals in England </Td> </Tr> <P> The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) is a National Health Service academic teaching hospital in the Norwich Research Park on the western outskirts of Norwich, England . </P> <P> The university hospital replaced the former, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, which was founded in 1771, and the West Norwich Hospital . The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital was built under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI), and opened in late 2001: it has 1237 acute beds and offers a wide range of NHS acute health services plus private patient facilities . It is one of the largest hospitals in the United Kingdom in terms of in - patient capacity . The hospital is part of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust . </P> <P> NNUH was the first new NHS teaching hospital built in England for more than 30 years and the hospital trust is a joint venture partner with the University of East Anglia . The hospital is a teaching centre for nurses (adult and children's), midwives, doctors, therapists and operating department practitioners . It hosts the Norwich GP speciality training scheme . </P>

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