South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust | |
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Type | Health and social care trust |
Established | 1 April 2007 |
Headquarters | Upper Newtownards Road Dundonald Belfast BT16 1RH[1] |
Population | 346,911 |
Hospitals | |
Website | www |
The South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (SEHSCT) is a health organisation in Northern Ireland. Hospitals served by the Trust include Downe Hospital, Lagan Valley Hospital and Ulster Hospital.[2] 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.[3]
The trust was established as the South Eastern Health and Social Services Trust on 1 August 2006, and became operational on 1 April 2007.[4] In July 2021, the trust announced the appointment of Roisin Coulter as its next chief executive.[5]
In April 2022 there were 4,513 children who had been waiting a year or more for a first consultant led outpatient appointment.[6]
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.[7]