Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is an

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located in the suburb of

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within the

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. It manages the

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which serves the population of

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and the

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but also provides some specialist services for patients from all areas of the

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performing up to 12,000 procedures a year.

Services

The services the Trust provides services include: *Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI) *Pacemakers and ICD (Implantable Cardioverter/Defibrillator) *Electrophysiology (EP) studies and Ablation *Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts (CABG) *Heart Valve Replacements *Aortic Aneurysm Operations *Thoracic Operations *Upper GI Operations *Respiratory Medicine (including Adult Cystic Fibrosis) *Respiratory procedures *Cancer Services

Awards

Awards received by the Trust include: *CHKS Top Hospitals Data Quality Award for Specialist Trusts 2015 *Advancing Quality Awards: Best Performing Trust (Specialist Cardiac Centre) *Chief Nursing Officer Summit Award 2014: Compassion in Practice Award *Joint first for Clinical Digital Maturity Index 2013 *Best Hospital Provider 2012 *Enhancing Patient Dignity 2012 *Quality and Productivity 2011

Performance

It was named by the

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as one of the top hundred NHS trusts to work for in 2015. At that time it had 1335 full-time equivalent staff and a sickness absence rate of 4.13%. 92% of staff recommend it as a place for treatment and 69% recommended it as a place to work. The

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awarded LHCH an 'Outstanding' rating following their inspection in summer 2016. 2019 saw Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital become one of only five NHS service providers to receive the 'Outstanding' rating twice, resulting from a CQC inspection in February 2019.

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Services

Awards

Performance

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