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NHS hospital trust profile General Information Address: Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust Sydney Street SW3 6NP London United Kingdom Tel: 020 7352 8121 Email: foundation@rbht.nhs.uk Twitter: @RBHCharity Web: http://www.rbht.nhs.uk Chief Executive: Robert J Bell Key Data Population: 800,000 (2007/08) Employees: 2,528 (2007/08) Overview Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust is a national and international specialist heart and lung centre based in Chelsea, London and Harefield, Middlesex. The trust was formed when the two specialist hospitals joined together in 2009. The trust...

NHS hospital trust profile General Information Address: Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 162 City Road EC1V 2PD London United Kingdom Tel: 020 7253 3411 Email: info@moorfields.nhs.uk Web: http://www.moorfields.nhs.uk Chief Executive: John Pelly Key Data Employees: 1,383 (2009-10) Overview Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is an acute trust and centre for ophthalmic treatment and teaching in London. It was founded in 1804 and is the oldest centre for ophthalmic treatment, teaching and research in the world. Moorfields became a foundation trust in 2004 and deals with more than...

Black and minority ethnic groups are under-represented on the organ donation register, but face to face events can help Organ donation within BME (black and minority ethnic) communities is becoming a serious public heath issue, as the need for transplants among its members increases. According to NHS Blood and Transplant, 26% of people waiting for an organ transplant are from BME groups, with the majority of those needing a kidney transplant. However, in March just 0.4% of those on the organ donor register were black and 1.3% were from Asian ethnic groups. With the success of organ transplantation...

Primary care trusts have been developing use of geographic information systems, but their dissolution risks a loss of expertise Geographical information has been key to the healthcare sector since Dr John Snow mapped cholera outbreaks in London in the 1850s. But with expertise in geographical information systems (GIS) concentrated within public health departments of primary care trusts (PCTs), which are due to move from PCTs to local authorities, there is concern that GIS skills will be lost on the way. NHS organisations are covered by the recently agreed Ordnance Survey public service mapping...

NHS hospital trust profile General Information Address: Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust The Royal Free Hospital Pond Street NW3 2QG London United Kingdom Tel: 020 7794 0500 Email: pals@royalfree.nhs.uk Twitter: @RoyalFreeNHS Web: http://www.royalfree.nhs.uk Chief Executive: Peter Morris Key Data Employees: 4,600 (2008-09) Overview The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust is an acute trust in north London, which primarily runs the Royal Free Hospital. The trust is a member of the UCL Partners academic health science centre. This information is drawn from Kable Healthcare , a service for organisations selling...

NHS hospital trust profile General Information Address: Barts and the London NHS Trust The Royal London Hospital Whitechapel E1 1BB London United Kingdom Tel: 020 7377 7000 Email: communications.dept@bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk Twitter: @Bartsandlondon Web: http://www.bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk Chief Executive: David Sloman Key Data Population: 2,000,000 (2009-10) Employees: 6,900 (2010-11) Overview Barts and the London NHS Trust was formed in April 1994. The acute trust is responsible for three teaching hospitals: St Bartholomew's, The Royal London and The London Chest Hospital. The trust is undergoing...

Job moves: London teaching hospital takes on new financial and information heads, while Epsom and St Helier appoints a director of people Imperial College Healthcare trust has announced that Bill Shields will join as its chief financial officer, with Kevin Jarrold appointed as chief information officer . Bill Shields will move to Imperial from the south west strategic health authority in October, where he is currently director of finance and performance. He has more than 20 years experience of NHS financial management, including moving the south west SHA from a £100m deficit to a surplus. He carried...