West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

NHS hospital trust

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Type| NHS foundation trust
Hospitals| West Suffolk Hospital
Website| www.wsh.nhs.uk

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust which runs West Suffolk Hospital, a large district general hospital in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. The Trust provides a wide range of services to the population of west Suffolk and serves a catchment area of approximately 600 square miles with a population of around 280,000 people.[1]

It was named by the Health Service Journal as one of the top hundred NHS trusts to work for in 2015. At that time it had 2604 full-time equivalent staff and a sickness absence rate of 3.86%. 78% of staff recommend it as a place for treatment and 76% recommended it as a place to work.[2]

The trust went live with the Cerner Millennium electronic patient record system in May 2016.[3] In September 2016, the trust was selected by NHS England as one of twelve Global Digital Exemplars.[4]

## See also

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* List of NHS trusts
* Healthcare in Suffolk

## References

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1. ^ "Annual report and accounts 2018/19" (PDF). West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. 28 May 2019. p. 9. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
2. ^ "HSJ reveals the best places to work in 2015". Health Service Journal. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
3. ^ McBeth, Rebecca (3 May 2016). "West Suffolk live with £19m Cerner EHR". Digital Health. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
4. ^ "New plans to expand the use of digital technology across the NHS". gov.uk. Department of Health and The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.

## External links

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* Official website

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States