Shaftesbury Square Hospital

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{{Infobox hospital

| Name = Shaftesbury Square Hospital

| Org/Group = Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

| Image = Shaftesbury Square Hospital, Belfast - geograph.org.uk - 973359.jpg

| Caption = Shaftesbury Square Hospital

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| Location = Great Victoria Street, Belfast

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| Country = Northern Ireland

| HealthCare = Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland

| Type = Specialist

| Speciality = Ophthalmic

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| Founded = 1868

| Closed = 2010

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| map_type = Northern Ireland

| map_caption= Location in Northern Ireland

| coordinates= {{Coord|54.5911|-5.9340|display=inline,title|region:GB-BFS_scale:10000}}

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Shaftesbury Square Hospital was a health facility in Great Victoria Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was managed by the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.

==History==

The facility, which was financed by Sir William Johnson and his wife, Lady Johnson, was designed by W. J. Barre and opened as the Shaftesbury Square Ophthalmic Hospital in January 1868.{{cite web|url=http://www.futurebelfast.com/property/116-120-great-victoria-street/|title=116 – 120 Great Victoria Street|publisher=Future Belfast|accessdate=29 March 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://historic-hospitals.com/northern-ireland/|title=Shaftesbury Square Hospital|publisher=Historic Hospitals|accessdate=29 March 2020}} It was extended in 1927 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, it became Shaftesbury Square Hospital in 1969. The building was used by the local drug and substance abuse services{{cite web|url=https://insidetime.org/shaftesbury-square-hospital-3/|title=Shaftesbury Square Hospital|publisher=Inside Time|accessdate=29 March 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.belfasttrust.hscni.net/pdf/Excellence_and_Choice_Adult_Mental_Health_Services.pdf|title=Excellence and Choice|page=8|publisher=Belfast Health and Social Care Trust|date=1 January 2009|accessdate=29 March 2020}} before it closed in 2010.