Western Health and Social Care Trust
TypeHealth and social care trust
Established1 August 2006
HeadquartersGlenshane Road
Derry
BT47 6SB[1]
Hospitals
Staff9,690 (2018/19)[2]
Websitewesterntrust.hscni.net

The Western Health and Social Care Trust is a health organisation in Northern Ireland. Hospitals served by the Trust include Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Tyrone and Fermanagh Hospital, Omagh Hospital and Primary Care Complex and the South West Acute Hospital.[3]

History

The trust was established as the Western Health and Social Services Trust on 1 August 2006, and became operational on 1 April 2007.[4] In September 2021, the trust made an appeal off-duty nurses to return to work to deal with the backlog of clinical cases.[5]

Population

The area covered by Western Health and Social Care Trust has a population of 294,417 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Contact Us". Western Health and Social Care Trust. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "WESTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2019" (PDF). Western Health and Social Care Trust. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Our hospitals". Western Health and Social Care Trust. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "The Western Health and Social Services Trust (Establishment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006". legislation.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Health Trust appeals for off-duty nurses to work due to "extreme pressure" at NI hospital". Belfast Live. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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