North East Wales NHS Trust ( cy, Ymddiriedolaeth GIG Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru) was an

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. The headquarters of the Trust were in the Maelor Hospital, in

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

. It was founded on 1 April 1999, when the NHS Trusts in Wales were reconfigured. The Trust provided

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services for the

and

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areas, including mental health care – a population of around 300,000 people, through one major acute hospital, five community hospitals, and a variety of clinics. The Trust reported a

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of £3.6 million at the end of the 2005/06

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. It was confirmed in April 2008 that the North East Wales NHS Trust intended to merge with the Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust. Both trusts agreed to the merger, and approval from the

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was given on 22 May 2008. The new trust became operational as the North Wales NHS Trust as of 1 July 2008 As of 1 October 2009 the trust was merged with the North West Wales NHS Trust, and the six Local Health Boards of Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd and Wrexham to form the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

Major hospitals

Major hospitals were as follows: *

Chirk Community Hospital Chirk Community Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Cymuned Y Waun) is a community hospital in Chirk, Wales. It is managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. History The hospital has its origins in the Chirk and District Cottage Hospital which was ...

* Deeside Community Hospital *Flint Community Hospital, closed in 2012. * Holywell Community Hospital * Lluesty Hospital, closed in 2008. *

Mold Community Hospital Mold Community Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Cymuned yr Wyddgrug) is a community hospital in Mold, Flintshire, Wales. It is managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. History The hospital has its origins in the old Mold Cottage Hospital in ...

Penley Community Hospital Penley Community Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Cymuned Llannerch Banna) is a former community hospital dedicated to Polish ex-servicemen in Penley, Wales. It was managed by North East Wales NHS Trust and closed in 2002. History The site was a United St ...

, closed in 2002. *

Wrexham Maelor Hospital The Wrexham Maelor Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Maelor Wrecsam) is a district general hospital for the north east region of Wales. It is managed by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. History The hospital has its origins in the Wrexham Union Workho ...

References

External links

North East Wales NHS Trust
website
2005/2006 yearly report
on the Trust – PDF file {{DEFAULTSORT:North East Wales Nhs Trust Defunct Welsh NHS Trusts Wrexham Flintshire