Old soldiers' home in the ranks before receiving a commission. The site for the Royal Hospital was an area of Chelsea which held an incomplete building "Chelsey College", a theological college James I founded in 1609. The Royal Hospital opened its doors to the Chelsea Pensioners in 1692 for "the relief and succour" of veterans. Some of the first soldiers admitted included those injured at the Battle of Sedgemoor. The hospital maintains a 'military-based culture which puts a premium on comradeship'. The in-pensioners are formed into three companies, each headed by a Captain of Invalids (an ex-Army officer responsible for the 'day to
Royal London Hospital of the best clinical outcomes in the UK – evidenced by one of the best survival records in the NHS. The Royal London Hospital treats over 1,400 injury patients annually, more than any other centre in the UK. The Royal London Hospital is part of a citywide initiative to transform London's emergency and trauma services. In 2010, the London Trauma System was implemented to provide Londoners with world-class trauma care. The network is believed to be the largest of its kind in the world. The System comprises four existing London hospitals, the Royal London Hospital (Whitechapel), King's College Hospital (Denmark