North East Wales NHS Trust
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North East Wales NHS Trust is an NHS Trust
in Wales
. The headquarters of the Trust is in the Maelor Hospital, in Wrexham
. It was founded on 1 April 1999, when the NHS Trusts in Wales were reconfigured. The Trust provides secondary care services for the Wrexham
and Flintshire
Local Authority areas, including mental health care - a population of around 300,000 people, through one major acute hospital, five community hospitals, and a variety of clinics. The Trust reported a budget deficit of £3.6 million at the end of the 2005/06 financial year.
The Chairman is Michael Williamshttp://www.newalesnhstrust.org.uk/index.php?page=chairman&lang=en, a former leader of Wrexham Country Borough Council, and the Chief Executive is Mary Burrowshttp://www.newalesnhstrust.org.uk/index.php?page=executives&lang=en.
It was confirmed in April 2008 that the North East Wales NHS Trust intends to merge with the Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust
, creating a new trust covering the preserved county area of Clwyd
. Both trusts agreed to the merger, and approval from the health minister
was given on 22 May 2008. The new trust became operational as the North Wales NHS Trust as of 1 July 2008, although both names are still in usage
, specialising in rehabilitation
and palliative care
.
, is a 62-bed community hospital, with various functions including rehab, palliative care, physiotherapy, X-ray
, and outpatient services.
.
, with 20 beds. It is to be closed by 2008, as a new £11.4 million 44 bed hospital is to be built in its stead.http://www.newalesnhstrust.org.uk/index.php?page=news&lang=en
is a 25-bed hospital for rehabilitation
of the elderly. Similarly to Holywell Community Hospital, it will also be closed when the new hospital opens in 2008.
.
, Maelor
, near Wrexham and Whitchurch
. It cares for Polish
ex-servicemen who fought for the Allies
during World War II
, and their families who settled in the area. Residents at the hospital included Polish military commander, Wacław Przeździecki. At its peak, in the early 1950s, the hospital housed more than 2,000 patients and staff.
) is a major acute district hospital, with 697 beds. A full range of clinical specialities are managed by the hospital, including accident and emergency, obstetrics
, pathology
, surgery
, orthopaedics, medicine
, paediatrics, genitourinary medicine
, and medical imaging
.
It is one of three teaching hospitals in Wales. Students study here from The Wrexham Medical Institute, attached to either Cardiff or Swansea University of Medicine.
They have recently built a commemorative ward in honour of frequent visitor Robert Jones, resident of Penycae.
NHS Trust
A National Health Service trust provides services on behalf of the National Health Service in England and NHS Wales.The trusts are not trusts in the legal sense but are in effect public sector corporations. Each trust is headed by a board consisting of executive and non-executive directors, and is...
in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. The headquarters of the Trust is in the Maelor Hospital, in Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
. It was founded on 1 April 1999, when the NHS Trusts in Wales were reconfigured. The Trust provides secondary care services for the Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
and Flintshire
Flintshire
Flintshire is a county in north-east Wales. It borders Denbighshire, Wrexham and the English county of Cheshire. It is named after the historic county of Flintshire, which had notably different borders...
Local Authority areas, including mental health care - a population of around 300,000 people, through one major acute hospital, five community hospitals, and a variety of clinics. The Trust reported a budget deficit of £3.6 million at the end of the 2005/06 financial year.
The Chairman is Michael Williamshttp://www.newalesnhstrust.org.uk/index.php?page=chairman&lang=en, a former leader of Wrexham Country Borough Council, and the Chief Executive is Mary Burrowshttp://www.newalesnhstrust.org.uk/index.php?page=executives&lang=en.
It was confirmed in April 2008 that the North East Wales NHS Trust intends to merge with the Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust
Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust
Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust was an NHS Trust in Wales. The headquarters of the Trust were in Glan Clwyd Hospital, in Bodelwyddan, near Rhyl, Denbighshire...
, creating a new trust covering the preserved county area of Clwyd
Clwyd
Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, situated in the north-east, bordering England with Cheshire to its east, Shropshire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Gwynedd to its immediate west and Powys to the south. It additionally shares a maritime border with the metropolitan county of...
. Both trusts agreed to the merger, and approval from the health minister
Health minister
A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services....
was given on 22 May 2008. The new trust became operational as the North Wales NHS Trust as of 1 July 2008, although both names are still in usage
Flint Community Hospital
Flint Community Hospital is an 18-bed community hospital in FlintFlint, Flintshire
Flint is a town in Flintshire, North Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Dee. It was the county town of the historic county of Flintshire and today is the third largest town in Flintshire. According to the 2001 Census the population of the community of Flint was 12,804...
, specialising in rehabilitation
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Physical medicine and rehabilitation , physiatry or rehabilitation medicine, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. A physician having completed training in this field is referred to as a...
and palliative care
Palliative care
Palliative care is a specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients...
.
Deeside Community Hospital
Deeside Community Hospital, located in DeesideDeeside
For Strathdee in Scotland see River Dee, AberdeenshireDeeside is the name given to the predominantly industrial conurbation of towns and villages that lie on, or near the River Dee in Chester. These include, Connah's Quay, Mancot, Pentre, Shotton, Queensferry, Sealand, Broughton, Hawarden,...
, is a 62-bed community hospital, with various functions including rehab, palliative care, physiotherapy, X-ray
X-ray
X-radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation. X-rays have a wavelength in the range of 0.01 to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz and energies in the range 120 eV to 120 keV. They are shorter in wavelength than UV rays and longer than gamma...
, and outpatient services.
Chirk Community Hospital
Chirk Community Hospital, with 31 beds, is a small local hospital based in ChirkChirk
Chirk is a small town and local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It has a population of over 4,000....
.
Holywell Community Hospital
Holywell Community Hospital is a small hospital in HolywellHolywell
Holywell is the fifth largest town in Flintshire, North Wales, lying to the west of the estuary of the River Dee.-History:The market town of Holywell takes its name from the St Winefride's Well, a holy well surrounded by a chapel...
, with 20 beds. It is to be closed by 2008, as a new £11.4 million 44 bed hospital is to be built in its stead.http://www.newalesnhstrust.org.uk/index.php?page=news&lang=en
Lluesty Hospital
Lluesty Hospital in HolywellHolywell
Holywell is the fifth largest town in Flintshire, North Wales, lying to the west of the estuary of the River Dee.-History:The market town of Holywell takes its name from the St Winefride's Well, a holy well surrounded by a chapel...
is a 25-bed hospital for rehabilitation
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Physical medicine and rehabilitation , physiatry or rehabilitation medicine, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. A physician having completed training in this field is referred to as a...
of the elderly. Similarly to Holywell Community Hospital, it will also be closed when the new hospital opens in 2008.
Mold Community Hospital
Mold Community Hospital is a 40-bed hospital in Mold, FlintshireMold, Flintshire
Mold is a town in Flintshire, North Wales, on the River Alyn. It is the administrative seat of Flintshire County Council, and was also the county town of Clwyd from 1974 to 1996...
.
Penley Polish Hospital
The Penley Polish Hospital, with 8 individual bedded rooms, is based in PenleyPenley
Penley is a village in the County Borough of Wrexham, in Wales close to the border with Shropshire, EnglandThe village was, until 1974, in an exclave of the ancient county of Flintshire known as Maelor Saesneg. , sometimes called "Flintshire Detached", which was administered from Overton-on-Dee...
, Maelor
Maelor
Maelor is a border area of north-east Wales. It originated as a Cantref of the Kingdom of Powys, focused on Bangor-on-Dee.-History:The Maelor was first divided from the rest of Wales by the construction of Offa's Dyke in the eighth century, but was reclaimed for Wales during the reign of Stephen...
, near Wrexham and Whitchurch
Whitchurch, Shropshire
Whitchurch is a market town in Shropshire, England on the border between England and Wales. It is the oldest continuously inhabited town in Shropshire. According to the 2001 Census, the population of the town is 8,673, with a more recent estimate putting the population of the town at 8,934...
. It cares for Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
ex-servicemen who fought for the Allies
Allies
In everyday English usage, allies are people, groups, or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out between them...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, and their families who settled in the area. Residents at the hospital included Polish military commander, Wacław Przeździecki. At its peak, in the early 1950s, the hospital housed more than 2,000 patients and staff.
Wrexham Maelor Hospital
Wrexham Maelor Hospital (Ysbyty Wrecsam Maelor in WelshWelsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
) is a major acute district hospital, with 697 beds. A full range of clinical specialities are managed by the hospital, including accident and emergency, obstetrics
Obstetrics
Obstetrics is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy , childbirth and the postnatal period...
, pathology
Pathology
Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
, surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
, orthopaedics, medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, paediatrics, genitourinary medicine
Genitourinary medicine
Genitourinary medicine is a portmanteau that includes aspects of andrology, gynecology and urology. It is primarily related to medicine dealing with sexually transmitted diseases.- References :...
, and medical imaging
Medical imaging
Medical imaging is the technique and process used to create images of the human body for clinical purposes or medical science...
.
It is one of three teaching hospitals in Wales. Students study here from The Wrexham Medical Institute, attached to either Cardiff or Swansea University of Medicine.
They have recently built a commemorative ward in honour of frequent visitor Robert Jones, resident of Penycae.