NHS North West
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NHS North West is a strategic health authority
of the National Health Service
in England
. It operates in the North West
region, which is coterminous with the local government office region
.
It contains 24 Primary Care Trusts, 23 acute NHS trusts, 8 mental health trusts, 7 specialist trusts, as well as the North West Ambulance Service.
Greater Manchester
Merseyside
Lancashire
NHS Strategic Health Authority
NHS strategic health authorities are part of the structure of the National Health Service in England. Each SHA is responsible for enacting the directives and implementing fiscal policy as dictated by the Department of Health at a regional level. In turn each SHA area contains various NHS trusts...
of the National Health Service
National Health Service (England)
The National Health Service or NHS is the publicly funded healthcare system in England. It is both the largest and oldest single-payer healthcare system in the world. It is able to function in the way that it does because it is primarily funded through the general taxation system, similar to how...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It operates in the North West
North West England
North West England, informally known as The North West, is one of the nine official regions of England.North West England had a 2006 estimated population of 6,853,201 the third most populated region after London and the South East...
region, which is coterminous with the local government office region
Regions of England
In England, the region is the highest tier of sub-national division used by central Government. Between 1994 and 2011, the nine regions had an administrative role in the implementation of UK Government policy, and as the areas covered by elected bodies...
.
It contains 24 Primary Care Trusts, 23 acute NHS trusts, 8 mental health trusts, 7 specialist trusts, as well as the North West Ambulance Service.
Greater ManchesterGreater ManchesterGreater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
- Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
- Pennine Acute Hospital NHS Trust
- Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation TrustRoyal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation TrustThe Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is based in the town of Farnworth in Greater Manchester . It provides NHS health care services for the people in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton and surrounding areas...
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust
- University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
- Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
MerseysideMerseysideMerseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
- Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
LancashireLancashireLancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
- Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustEast Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustEast Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is an NHS hospital trust in Lancashire, England, part of the NHS North West strategic health authority. It was formed in 2003 as the result of a locally controversial, cost saving merger of Blackburn Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust and Burnley Health Care...