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State health organisation in Northern Ireland

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

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. 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.

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. In July 2021, the trust announced the appointment of Roisin Coulter as its next chief executive.

Performance

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

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.

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.

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