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| 01 April 07 - Welcome message |
The South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
Welcome to the website of the new South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust, which takes over the operation of health and social services in the area on Sunday 1 April 2007.
The new Trust is an amalgamation of the former Ulster Community and Hospitals Trust and the Down Lisburn Trust, whose staff will transfer into the new organisation. The new Trust will serve a population of approximately 440,000 and have a staff of around 10,000.
The new structure of the health service and social services means that we are now one of 5 Trusts in total within Northern Ireland.
The Trust is an integrated organisation, incorporating acute hospital services, community health and social services and serves a population of approx 440,000 people.
Trust Geography
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The Trust covers the local government districts of Ards, North Down, Down and Lisburn. The main hospital bases are: Ards Community Hospital, Bangor Community Hospital, Downe Hospital, Downshire Hospital, Lagan Valley Hospital and the Ulster Hospital. Community bases are located in many local towns and villages from Moira in the West to Portaferry in the East and from Bangor in the North to Newcastle in the South. In addition to its geographical spread, there is also a noticeable diversity in its population characteristics, embracing areas of relative wealth and prosperity as well as pockets of considerable deprivation and need. |
The area highlighted is that of the South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust |
The new Trust’s focus is on improving patient and client care, Chief Executive John Compton says, “This is the biggest change in health and social services in my working life. It gives us a unique opportunity to radically improve services to patients and clients. That means changes for staff in how we do things and the new executive team will work strenuously to ensure that the transition into the new Trust is as smooth as possible for all concerned.”
“Above all, it is important that those who use and need our service are not negatively affected. Therefore service continuity is our priority.”
Patients and clients should not notice any immediate changes in the services they receive. Changes and improvements to services will come in over coming months and years.
A new logo for all health and social care organisations will gradually start appearing on vehicle liveries, communications from the new trusts and uniforms from 1 April. The logo will look as follows:
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Trust Headquarters will be temporarily based at:
Top Floor |
Thompson House Hospital |
19/21 Magheralave Road |
Lisburn |
Co Antrim |
BT28 3BP |
Tel: 028 9266 9111 |
For more information please contact Public Relations on 028 9250 1209 or 028 9151 2208