Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Type NHS foundation trust
Established1 April 2020
Hospitals
StaffApproximately 8,000 [1]
Website www.bedfordshirehospitals.nhs.uk OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust formed on 1 April 2020. It runs Bedford Hospital and Luton and Dunstable University Hospital.

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History

The trust was formed on 1 April 2020 by the acquisition of Bedford Hospital NHS Trust by Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. [2]

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References

  1. "Hospital Trusts merge to form Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust". Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. "Organisation changes". NHS Digital. Retrieved 1 April 2020.