| University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust | |
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| Type | NHS foundation trust |
| Established | 01/10/2020 |
| Region served | East Dorset |
| Hospitals | |
| Chair | David Moss |
| Chief executive | Siobhan Harrington |
| Staff | 9,000 |
| Website | www |
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust manages three hospitals in South East Dorset. It was formed following the merger of Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Attempts to merge Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started back in 2011 but was blocked in October 2013 by the Competition Commission, in its first intervention into the NHS. [1]
As part of the sustainability and transformation plan for Dorset it was proposed that between Poole Hospital and Royal Bournemouth Hospital one would become a Major Planned Care Hospital with Urgent Care Centre and the other a Major Emergency Hospital with A&E services, [2] reaffirming commitment to implementing the outcome of Dorset's Clinical Services Review. The proposals were challenged in judicial review.
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust was originally due to be founded on 1 July 2020 but this was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] The trust was finally founded on 1 October 2020, [4] after nine years of planning, legal challenges and delays. [5]
In December 2019 it was announced that the new combine trust was going to be called East Dorset Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This name was chosen from suggestions submitted by staff, governors and patients of the hospitals involved. [6] However just 4 months later the trust was given university hospital status, resulting in a name change to University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. This was part of a plan with partners at Bournemouth University to "confirm the extremely close working relationship the hospitals and the university has enjoyed over many years". [7]
Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust gained foundation status in 2007 [8] and ran Poole Hospital in the south of England until the merger on 1 October 2020.
Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust gained foundation status in 2005 [9] and ran Christchurch Hospital and the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in the south of England until the merger on 1 October 2020. In October 2013, as a result of the Keogh Review, the Trust was put into the highest risk category by the Care Quality Commission. [10] In November 2014 the Trust faced difficulties with discharging patients. 70 patients at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital were fit to leave but were still on wards. The Trust said it was considering the possibility of legal action to evict patients. [11]
The trust serves a population of more than 800,000 people, reaching as far as Purbeck, the New Forest and South Wiltshire, and collectively employs more than 9,000 members of staff. In additional general hospital services, the trust provides a range of specialist services and facilities including:
It set up a single electronic patient record using Graphnet software running live across the two acute sites before the merger was complete. This involved migrating 34 million items of clinical data and about 40 interfaces from the legacy systems. It feeds into the Dorset Care Record. [13]
The trust set up a new ‘health village’ in Dolphin Shopping Centre, an outpatient assessment clinic, located on the second floor of the Beales department store, in 2022, using material and equipment from decommissioned Nightingale hospitals. This 20,000 sq ft clinic will cover ophthalmology, dermatology, breast screening, and musco-skeletal services. [14]
The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is the organisation responsible for providing ambulance services for the National Health Service (NHS) across South West England. It serves the council areas of Bath and North East Somerset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Plymouth, Isles of Scilly, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Torbay and Wiltshire.
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust runs Dorset County Hospital, an NHS district general hospital in the town of Dorchester, Dorset, England. The hospital is the hub of the district's inpatient facilities but community hospitals, formerly owned by the North and South West Dorset primary care groups are situated in the surrounding major towns and provide the 'spokes' to the central unit. Dorset County Hospital has 500 beds.
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, also known as SLaM, is an NHS foundation trust based in London, England, which specialises in mental health. It comprises four psychiatric hospitals, the Ladywell Unit based at University Hospital Lewisham, and over 100 community sites and 300 clinical teams. SLaM forms part of the institutions that make up King's Health Partners, an academic health science centre.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust based in London, United Kingdom. It comprises Royal Free Hospital, Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, as well as clinics run by the trust at Edgware Community Hospital, Finchley Memorial Hospital, and North Middlesex University Hospital. On 1 July 2014, the Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust was acquired by Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, making it one of the largest trusts in the country.
Poole Hospital is an acute general hospital in Poole, Dorset, England. Built in 1907, it has expanded from a basic 14-bed facility into a 789-bed hospital. It is the trauma centre for east Dorset and provides specialist services such as cancer treatment for the entire county. It is managed by the University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. The hospital was managed by Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust until the merger with The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on 1 October 2020.
Christchurch Hospital is run by the University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. It is located in Fairmile in Christchurch, Dorset, England. The hospital was managed by The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust until the merger with Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on 1 October 2020.
The Royal Bournemouth Hospital is an acute general hospital in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. It is managed by the University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. The hospital was managed by The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust until the merger with Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on 1 October 2020.
The University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is a National Health Service foundation trust in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare, England. The trust runs Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol Eye Hospital, South Bristol Community Hospital, Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre, St Michael's Hospital, University of Bristol Dental Hospital and, since 1 April 2020, Weston General Hospital.
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust provides community and mental health services across Dorset. It serves a population of almost 700,000 people, employing around 5,000 staff. The Trust's income is approximately £242.5 million.
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