Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

General Information Address: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Trust Headquarters St James University Hospital Beckett Street LS9 7TF Leeds United Kingdom Tel: 0113 2065859 Web: http://www.leedsteachinghospitals.com Chief Executive: Maggie Boyle Key Data Population: 720,000 (2008-09) Employees: 15,000 (2010-11) Overview The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was formed in April 1998 through the merger of the United Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and the St James's and Seacroft University Hospitals NHS Trust. The rationale for the merger was to create a single organisation capable of delivering a much needed reconfiguration of acute services, bringing Leeds into line with other major cities. The Trust is the largest in the UK and boasts a national and international reputation in many specialist areas. The trust has 15,000 staff - including 5,500 qualified and unqualified nurses and more than 600 consultants who care for over a million patients each year. The annual budget of the trust is in excess of £730m. The trust operates its services from eight sites, providing secondary hospital care for Leeds' 720,000 plus residents. In addition, it provides specialist tertiary services for a population of 2.6m across Yorkshire. For some very specialist services, such as liver transplantation, it is recognised as a national centre of excellence. The eight trust sites are: St James's University Hospital; Leeds General Infirmary; Wharfedale General Hospital; Chapel Allerton Hospital; Seacroft Hospital; Cookridge Hospital; Leeds Chest Clinic; and Leeds Dental Institute. This information is drawn from Kable Healthcare , a service for organisations selling to the NHS. The full profile also includes a detailed profile including major programmes and ICT landscape, other key staff with contact details. To subscribe please email [email protected] or call 020 3353 4890. If you work at this trust and want to discuss the content, please email [email protected] You must have a browser that supports iframes to view the Patient Opinion widget This article is published by Guardian Professional. Join the Guardian Healthcare Network to receive regular emails on NHS innovation.