The National Hospital and Queen Square Institute of Neurology
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery has been described as the “cradle of British Neurology”. It was founded in 1860 for the alleviation initially of epilepsy and paralysis and its early physicians included John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911), Sir David Ferrier (1843-1928), Sir William Gowers (1845-1915), and Sir Victor Horsley (1857-1916). The National Hospital was amalgamated with Maida Vale Hospital in 1948 and the National Hospital now forms part of the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You can find out more on the NHNN website.
UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
The Institute was established in 1950, as one of the federated Institutes of the British Postgraduate Medical Federation of the University of London. In August 1995, the Institute affiliated with University College London, and formally merged with the College in August 1997. The Institute has retained and developed its close links with the National Hospital and provides teaching and research of the highest quality in neurology and the neurosciences. You can find out more on the ION website.
Further information:
- History of the Institute
- Queen Square: A History of the National Hospital and its Institute of Neurology
- Notable staff and alumni
- Annual reports and newsletters
- Timelines
- A history of the National Hospital: in 10 objects video and transcript
- Self-guided Queen Square history walk. See also Queen Square: a journey through its buildings & institutions
- Exhibition handouts and image compilations