South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust

South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
TypeHealth and social care trust
Established1 April 2007
HeadquartersUpper Newtownards Road
Dundonald
Belfast
BT16 1RH[1]
Population346,911
Hospitals
Websitewww.setrust.hscni.net

The South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (SEHSCT) is a health organisation in Northern Ireland. Hospitals served by the Trust include Downe Hospital, Lagan Valley Hospital and Ulster Hospital.[2] It has 14,000 employees and 800 patient beds. It has created a comprehensive electronic record system and uses a fleet of mobile medical carts supplied by Ergotron which are said to have improved the quality of nurses’ daily ward rounds.[3]

History

The trust was established as the South Eastern Health and Social Services Trust on 1 August 2006, and became operational on 1 April 2007.[4] In July 2021, the trust announced the appointment of Roisin Coulter as its next chief executive.[5]

Performance

In April 2022 there were 4,513 children who had been waiting a year or more for a first consultant led outpatient appointment.[6]

Population

The area covered by South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust has a population of 346,911 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Contact Us". South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Our hospitals". South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Belfast trust transforms patient administration system". Building Better Healthcare. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  4. ^ "The South Eastern Health and Social Services Trust (Establishment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006". Legislation.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  5. ^ "South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust set to announce new chief executive". Belfast Live. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Northern Ireland waiting lists 'alarming' as 4,000 children waiting more than a year for appointment". Belfast Live. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  7. ^ "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

External links

  • Official website


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