Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the United Kingdom
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's thirty-two 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:...

s. It provides healthcare for people in the Preston area and surrounding area in northwest England. The trust itself consists of Royal Preston Hospital on the northern outskirts of the city in the Fulwood
Fulwood, Lancashire
Fulwood is an unparished area of the City of Preston, Lancashire, England, about north of the city centre. It had a population of 33,171 in 2001.- Economy and society :Fulwood remains a distinctive division of Preston...

 area and Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital
Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital
Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital is the main NHS hospital for the Lancashire boroughs of Chorley and South Ribble.The hospital comes under the authority of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust along with the Royal Preston Hospital.There were once another two NHS...

, it is distinguished as being the only trust in the North West to offer some neurology services, and Royal Preston hospital is one of few hospitals in the United Kingdom to possess some advanced cancer scanning units, thanks to the Rosemere cancer foundation, a local charity.

The Royal Preston Hospital had its grand opening on 1 June 1983, when Princess Diana officially opened the hospital. It replaced the former Preston Royal Infirmary that was located in Stanleyfield Road near the town centre.

Training

Besides being a major healthcare services provider to over 350,000 people the Foundation Trust also provides clinical education for medical students from the University of Manchester
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 and University of St Andrews
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.
Both Chorley and Preston Hospitals also provide training for student nurses from the University of Central Lancashire
University of Central Lancashire
The University of Central Lancashire is a university based in Preston, Lancashire, England.The university has its roots in The Institution For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge which was founded in 1828. In 1992 it was granted University status by the Privy Council...

. The Trust uses the Single Transferable Vote
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 voting system to elect its Members' Council.

Royal Preston Hospital

The hospital consists of the following:
  • Accident and Emergency Department and Ward
  • Critical Care Unit
  • Coronary Care Unit
  • 7 Medical Wards
  • 1 Orthopedic Ward
  • 3 Rehabilitation Wards
  • 4 Neurology Wards
  • 4 Paedriatric Wards
  • 1 Oncology Ward
  • 5 Surgical and Burns and Plastics Unit

Specialty Services

The Avondale Unit closed in late 2010 which offered Mental Health Services to the area, which has since moved to the sister hospital at Chorley. The hospital boasts the Rosemere Oncology Suite, a Renal Dialysis Unit, Cardiac Catheter Suite, X-ray, CT, PET and MRI Scanners, with extensive outpatient departments and day case clinics. The Hospital also has the Sharoe Green Maternity and Gynaecology Unit which was moved from the now closed Sharoe Green Hospital, the site still retains the Neurology Rehabilitation services.

The hospital hosts several specialised services which include renal services, neurology, neurosurgery, allergy, cancer services, plastic surgery and immunology.

Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital

See also

  • University of Manchester
    University of Manchester
    The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...

  • University of St Andrews
    University of St Andrews
    The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...

  • University of Central Lancashire
    University of Central Lancashire
    The University of Central Lancashire is a university based in Preston, Lancashire, England.The university has its roots in The Institution For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge which was founded in 1828. In 1992 it was granted University status by the Privy Council...

  • University of Cumbria
    University of Cumbria
    The University of Cumbria is a university in Cumbria, England. Its headquarters are in Carlisle. and other major campuses are at Lancaster, Ambleside and Penrith. It was established in 2007, with roots extending back to the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts established in 1822 and...



Some Medical Imaging students from the University of Cumbria are based at this trust.
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