Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
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The Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust is a NHS foundation trust
which manages two hospitals:
The trust was awarded NHS foundation trust
status on 1 February 2008. Previously it was named Mid Staffordshire General Hospitals NHS Trust, which had been created in 1993.
The trust serves about 320,000 people from Stafford
, Cannock
, Rugeley
and the surrounding rural areas. About 3,000 employees work in the two hospitals.
The trust provides services commissioned by South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust (PCT), which was created in 2006 by a merger of four PCTs: Burntwood, Lichfield & Tamworth, Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire and South Western Staffordshire. The trust is in the area covered by the West Midlands Strategic Health Authority.
in which it is estimated that because of the substandard care between 400 and 1200 more patients died between 2005 and 2008 than would be expected for the type of hospital. The 2010 independent investigation report recommended that the regulator, Monitor
, de-authorise the Foundation Trust status. In June 2010, the new government announced that a full public inquiry
is expected to report in March 2011. The inquiry began on 8 November 2010.
NHS Foundation Trust
An NHS foundation trust is part of the National Health Service in England and has gained a degree of independence from the Department of Health and local NHS strategic health authority.Foundation Trusts are represented by the , .-Function:...
which manages two hospitals:
- Stafford HospitalStafford HospitalStafford Hospital is an acute hospital with approximately 350 inpatient beds, opened in 1983. It is the main hospital in Stafford, England.The hospital is operated and managed by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust and provides a wide range of non-specialist medical and surgical services....
(52.8107°N 2.0983°W) - acute hospital with approximately 350 inpatient beds, opened in 1983 - Cannock Chase Hospital (52.6925°N 2.0307°W) - approximately 115 inpatient beds, opened in 1991
The trust was awarded NHS foundation trust
NHS Foundation Trust
An NHS foundation trust is part of the National Health Service in England and has gained a degree of independence from the Department of Health and local NHS strategic health authority.Foundation Trusts are represented by the , .-Function:...
status on 1 February 2008. Previously it was named Mid Staffordshire General Hospitals NHS Trust, which had been created in 1993.
The trust serves about 320,000 people from Stafford
Stafford
Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies approximately north of Wolverhampton and south of Stoke-on-Trent, adjacent to the M6 motorway Junction 13 to Junction 14...
, Cannock
Cannock
Cannock is the most populous of three towns in the district of Cannock Chase in the central southern part of the county of Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England....
, Rugeley
Rugeley
Rugeley is a historic market town in the county of Staffordshire, England. It lies on the northern edge of Cannock Chase, and is situated roughly midway between the towns of Stafford, Cannock, Lichfield and Uttoxeter...
and the surrounding rural areas. About 3,000 employees work in the two hospitals.
The trust provides services commissioned by South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust (PCT), which was created in 2006 by a merger of four PCTs: Burntwood, Lichfield & Tamworth, Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire and South Western Staffordshire. The trust is in the area covered by the West Midlands Strategic Health Authority.
Stafford Hospital scandal
The trust has been at the centre of the major Stafford Hospital scandalStafford Hospital scandal
The Stafford Hospital scandal came to light because of an investigation by the Healthcare Commission into the operation of Stafford Hospital in Stafford, England. The commission was first alerted by the "apparently high mortality rates in patients admitted as emergencies"...
in which it is estimated that because of the substandard care between 400 and 1200 more patients died between 2005 and 2008 than would be expected for the type of hospital. The 2010 independent investigation report recommended that the regulator, Monitor
Monitor (NHS)
Monitor, also known as the Independent Regulator for NHS Foundation Trusts, is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom. Its purpose is to regulate NHS Foundation Trusts or Foundation Hospitals - hospitals that have opted out of direct governmental control. The body was established in...
, de-authorise the Foundation Trust status. In June 2010, the new government announced that a full public inquiry
Public inquiry
A Tribunal of Inquiry is an official review of events or actions ordered by a government body in Common Law countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland or Canada. Such a public inquiry differs from a Royal Commission in that a public inquiry accepts evidence and conducts its hearings in a more...
is expected to report in March 2011. The inquiry began on 8 November 2010.