West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
| West Suffolk Hospital | |
|---|---|
| West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | |
| Geography | |
| Location |
Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk, England |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS England |
| Hospital type | District general |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 430 (approx) |
| History | |
| Founded | 1832 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.wsh.nhs.uk/Home.aspx |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust runs West Suffolk Hospital which is a large district general hospital in Bury St Edmunds, England. Founded in 1832,[1] It provides a wide range of services to the population of west Suffolk and serves a catchment area of approximately 600 square miles with a population of around 275,000 people.[2]
History
West Suffolk Hospital was founded in 1832, and moved to its current site in 1973. It became an NHS Trust in 1993.[1] In 2002, the hospital was widely publicised as Myra Hindley had died there.[3]
Hospital services
West Suffolk includes Accident & Emergency, Maternity, Oncology and Palliative Care services.[4]
In June 2013, Frederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol, opened the new Friends of the Hospital shop.[5]
The trust is adopting the Cerner Millennium electronic patient record system, hoping to go live with the new system in October 2015.[6]
Performance
It was named by the Health Service Journal as one of the top hundred NHS trusts to work for in 2015. At that time it had 2604 full-time equivalent staff and a sickness absence rate of 3.86%. 78% of staff recommend it as a place for treatment and 76% recommended it as a place to work.[7]
In September 2016, the trust was selected by NHS England as one of twelve Global Digital Exemplars.[8]
See also
References
- 1 2 "About Us – Annual report 2008/09". West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "About Us". West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "Myra Hindley dies in hospital". guardian.co.uk. 15 November 2002. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "West Suffolk Hospital website".
- ↑ "Marquess cuts ribbon on bigger shop". Bury Free Press.
- ↑ "West Suffolk to migrate data with Stalis". E-Health Insider. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ "HSJ reveals the best places to work in 2015". Health Service Journal. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ "New plans to expand the use of digital technology across the NHS". gov.uk. Department of Health and The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
External links
Coordinates: 52°13′54″N 0°42′33″E / 52.2316°N 0.7092°E