Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust
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The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust is an NHS trust
based in London
, United Kingdom
. It comprises The Royal Free Hospital
, The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital
and clinics run by the Trust at Edgware Community Hospital, Barnet and Chase Farm Hospital, Finchley Memorial Hospital and North Middlesex Hospital.
The Trust has an annual turnover of around £450m and employs around 4,600 staff. It has a total of roughly 900 beds and treats around 700,000 patients each year. In partnership with University College London (UCL)
, the Trust has major research activities and it forms part of the UCL Partners
academic health science centre
. Both of its hospitals are also teaching centres for the UCL Medical School.
in 1837 in recognition of the hospital's treatment of cholera victims. For a long period the Royal Free Hospital was the only hospital in London to offer clinical instruction to women and was closely associated with the London School of Medicine for Women, later renamed the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine.
The Central London Throat Nose and Ear Hospital was founded in 1874 by Lennox Browne, Llewellyn Thomas, Alfred Hutton, George Wallis and Ernest Turner. The hospital initially opened in Manchester Street (now Argyle Street), but demand for its services was such that in 1875 it moved to its current location on Gray's Inn Road
. In January 1942 the hospital was amalgamated with the Hospital for Diseases of the Throat in Golden Square
to form The Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital.
The Royal Free Hospital moved to its present site in the mid-1970s, bringing together the old Royal Free Hospital on Gray's Inn Road with the Lawn Road, New End and Hampstead General hospitals. In April 1991 the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, comprising the The Royal Free Hospital and the The Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, became one of the first NHS trusts established under the provisions of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990. In August 2008 the Trust announced its intention to form the UCL Partners
academic health science centre
with UCL, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
. In February 2009 Professor Sir Cyril Chantler was appointed as the first Chair of UCL Partners and it was officially designated as an academic health science centres by the UK Department of Health in March 2009.
The Trust also has a council of governors which is responsible for working with the board of directors to produce plans for the future development of the trust; and receiving, at a public meeting, copies of the trust's annual accounts, auditor's reports and annual reports. The council of governors is composed of 37 members, of whom 11 are elected members from the public constituency, 6 are elected members from the staff constituency and 8 are elected members from the patient constituency.
, the largest academic health science partnership in Europe, which in addition to the Trust comprises UCL, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
. The UCL Ear Institute
is based next to The Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, and the Institute and hospital together constitute the largest grouping of basic and clinical scientists interested in hearing and deafness
in the UK.
NHS Trust
A National Health Service trust provides services on behalf of the National Health Service in England and NHS Wales.The trusts are not trusts in the legal sense but are in effect public sector corporations. Each trust is headed by a board consisting of executive and non-executive directors, and is...
based in London
London
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. It comprises The Royal Free Hospital
Royal Free Hospital
The Royal Free Hospital is a major teaching hospital in Hampstead, London, England and part of the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust....
, The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital
The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital is a hospital located on the Gray's Inn Road, London in the United Kingdom. It is operated by the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust....
and clinics run by the Trust at Edgware Community Hospital, Barnet and Chase Farm Hospital, Finchley Memorial Hospital and North Middlesex Hospital.
The Trust has an annual turnover of around £450m and employs around 4,600 staff. It has a total of roughly 900 beds and treats around 700,000 patients each year. In partnership with University College London (UCL)
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
, the Trust has major research activities and it forms part of the UCL Partners
UCL Partners
UCL Partners is an academic health science centre located in London, United Kingdom. It is the largest academic health science centre in Europe, treats more than 1.5 million patients each year, has an annual turnover of around £2 billion and includes around 3,500 scientists, senior researchers and...
academic health science centre
Academic health science centre
An academic health science centre is a partnership between one or more universities and healthcare providers focusing on research, clinical services, education and training...
. Both of its hospitals are also teaching centres for the UCL Medical School.
History
The Free Hospital was founded in 1828 to provide free hospital care to the poor. The title 'Royal' was granted by Queen VictoriaVictoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....
in 1837 in recognition of the hospital's treatment of cholera victims. For a long period the Royal Free Hospital was the only hospital in London to offer clinical instruction to women and was closely associated with the London School of Medicine for Women, later renamed the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine.
The Central London Throat Nose and Ear Hospital was founded in 1874 by Lennox Browne, Llewellyn Thomas, Alfred Hutton, George Wallis and Ernest Turner. The hospital initially opened in Manchester Street (now Argyle Street), but demand for its services was such that in 1875 it moved to its current location on Gray's Inn Road
Gray's Inn Road
Gray's Inn Road, formerly Gray's Inn Lane, is a major road in central London, in the London Borough of Camden. It is named after Gray's Inn, one of the main Inns of Court. The road starts in Holborn, near Chancery Lane tube station and the boundaries of the City of London and the London Borough...
. In January 1942 the hospital was amalgamated with the Hospital for Diseases of the Throat in Golden Square
Golden Square
Golden Square, Soho, London in the City of Westminster is one of the historic squares of Central London. The square is just east of Regent Street and north of Piccadilly Circus....
to form The Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital.
The Royal Free Hospital moved to its present site in the mid-1970s, bringing together the old Royal Free Hospital on Gray's Inn Road with the Lawn Road, New End and Hampstead General hospitals. In April 1991 the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, comprising the The Royal Free Hospital and the The Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, became one of the first NHS trusts established under the provisions of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990. In August 2008 the Trust announced its intention to form the UCL Partners
UCL Partners
UCL Partners is an academic health science centre located in London, United Kingdom. It is the largest academic health science centre in Europe, treats more than 1.5 million patients each year, has an annual turnover of around £2 billion and includes around 3,500 scientists, senior researchers and...
academic health science centre
Academic health science centre
An academic health science centre is a partnership between one or more universities and healthcare providers focusing on research, clinical services, education and training...
with UCL, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust based in London, United Kingdom. It comprises the Eastman Dental Hospital, The Heart Hospital, the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, the Royal London Hospital for...
. In February 2009 Professor Sir Cyril Chantler was appointed as the first Chair of UCL Partners and it was officially designated as an academic health science centres by the UK Department of Health in March 2009.
Organisation
The Trust has a Board of Directors comprising eleven statutory members including the Chairman (currently Dominic Dodd) and Chief Executive (currently David Sloman) of the Trust. The role of the Board is to consider the key strategic and managerial issues facing the Trust in carrying out its statutory and other functions. The Chief Executive is responsible for the overall performance of the executive functions of the Trust.The Trust also has a council of governors which is responsible for working with the board of directors to produce plans for the future development of the trust; and receiving, at a public meeting, copies of the trust's annual accounts, auditor's reports and annual reports. The council of governors is composed of 37 members, of whom 11 are elected members from the public constituency, 6 are elected members from the staff constituency and 8 are elected members from the patient constituency.
Research
In partnership with UCL the Trust has major research activities and is a founding member of UCL PartnersUCL Partners
UCL Partners is an academic health science centre located in London, United Kingdom. It is the largest academic health science centre in Europe, treats more than 1.5 million patients each year, has an annual turnover of around £2 billion and includes around 3,500 scientists, senior researchers and...
, the largest academic health science partnership in Europe, which in addition to the Trust comprises UCL, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust based in London, United Kingdom. It comprises the Eastman Dental Hospital, The Heart Hospital, the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, the Royal London Hospital for...
. The UCL Ear Institute
UCL Ear Institute
The UCL Ear Institute is an academic department of the Faculty of Brain Sciences of University College London located in London, United Kingdom...
is based next to The Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, and the Institute and hospital together constitute the largest grouping of basic and clinical scientists interested in hearing and deafness
Hearing impairment
-Definition:Deafness is the inability for the ear to interpret certain or all frequencies of sound.-Environmental Situations:Deafness can be caused by environmental situations such as noise, trauma, or other ear defections...
in the UK.