The South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (SEHSCT) is a health organisation in
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
. Hospitals served by the Trust include
Downe Hospital
Downe Hospital ( ga, Ospidéal an Dúin) is a local hospital in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is managed by the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
The South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (SEHSCT) is a health or ...
,
Lagan Valley Hospital
The Lagan Valley Hospital is a hospital in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It provides services to people from Greater Lisburn, the Lisburn City Council area and other parts of South East Ulster. It is managed by the South Eastern Healt ...
and
Ulster Hospital
The Ulster Hospital, commonly known as the Ulster, is a teaching hospital in Dundonald (at the eastern edge of Belfast) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Ballyregan, beside the A20 road. It provides acute services i ...
. It has 14,000 employees and 800 patient beds. It has created a comprehensive electronic record system and uses a fleet of mobile medical carts supplied by Ergotron which are said to have improved the quality of nurses’ daily ward rounds.
History
The trust was established as the South Eastern Health and Social Services Trust on 1 August 2006, and became operational on 1 April 2007. In July 2021, the trust announced the appointment of Roisin Coulter as its next chief executive.
Performance
In April 2022 there were 4,513 children who had been waiting a year or more for a first consultant led outpatient appointment.
Population
The area covered by South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust has a population of 346,911 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.
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