Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
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Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust provides healthcare services to around 370,000 people from Colchester
and the surrounding area of north east Essex
. In addition it provides radiotherapy and oncology
services to a wider population of about 670,000 across north and mid-Essex. Monitor , the independent regulator of NHS foundation trusts, authorised Essex Rivers Healthcare NHS Trust to become an NHS foundation trust
from 1 May 2008.
care.
hospital site, which was opened in 1984, is Colchester General Hospital. The Trust also owns Essex County Hospital in Colchester, which was opened in 1820 and has two wards used for oncology (cancer) patients. The Trust also provides services at Halstead
Hospital. At Harwich
and Clacton community hospitals, both managed by NHS North East Essex (the PCT), the Trust provides maternity
, minor injury and outpatient services .
Colchester
Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the...
and the surrounding area of north east Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
. In addition it provides radiotherapy and oncology
Oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...
services to a wider population of about 670,000 across north and mid-Essex. Monitor , the independent regulator of NHS foundation trusts, authorised Essex Rivers Healthcare NHS Trust to become an NHS foundation trust
NHS Foundation Trust
An NHS foundation trust is part of the National Health Service in England and has gained a degree of independence from the Department of Health and local NHS strategic health authority.Foundation Trusts are represented by the , .-Function:...
from 1 May 2008.
Staff
In 2007/08 the Trust employed 3,383 people, 86% of them directly involved in patientPatient
A patient is any recipient of healthcare services. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, veterinarian, or other health care provider....
care.
Hospital sites
The Trust's main acuteAcute (medicine)
In medicine, an acute disease is a disease with either or both of:# a rapid onset, as in acute infection# a short course ....
hospital site, which was opened in 1984, is Colchester General Hospital. The Trust also owns Essex County Hospital in Colchester, which was opened in 1820 and has two wards used for oncology (cancer) patients. The Trust also provides services at Halstead
Halstead
Halstead is a town and civil parish located in Braintree District of Essex, England, near Colchester and Sudbury. It has a population of 11,053. The town is situated in the Colne Valley, and originally developed on the hill to the north of the river...
Hospital. At Harwich
Harwich
Harwich is a town in Essex, England and one of the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the northeast, Ipswich to the northwest, Colchester to the southwest and Clacton-on-Sea to the south...
and Clacton community hospitals, both managed by NHS North East Essex (the PCT), the Trust provides maternity
Maternity
Maternity or motherhood is the social and legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a mother and her child.It is specially related with the protection of the baby and the mother within and after the childbirth.-See also:...
, minor injury and outpatient services .