Structure of the Health Service

The South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust was established on 1^st April 2007 as a result of the Review of Public Administration. The restructure took the previous 17 Trusts and created 5 new Health & Social Services Trusts. The restructure saw the merge of the former Down Lisburn Trust with Ulster Community & Hospitals Trust to create the South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust.

This Trust incorporates a mix of acute hospital services and community health and social services across its main sites of Ards Community Hospital, Bangor Community Hospital, Downe Hospital, Lagan Valley Hospital and the Ulster Hospital aswell as across the Down, Newtownards and Lisburn areas.

The Evolving Structure of the Health Service

The South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust is one of the 5 Trusts which provide health and social services, where the others are:

Belfast Trust Northern Trust Southern Trust Western Trust

To find out more about the Review of Public Administration please click one of the following links:

http://www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/index/hss/rpa-home.htm

http://www.rpani.gov.uk/

The Trust have a new partnership with the South Eastern Education & Library Board (SEELB). To view this document please click here.