Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

General Information Address: Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Freeman Hospital Freeman Road NE7 7DN High Heaton Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom Tel: 0191 2336 161 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk Chief Executive: Leonard R Fenwick Key Data Population: 3,000,000 (2009-10) Employees: 10,181 (2009-10) Overview The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust achieved foundation trust status in June 2006. This acute trust in north east England was established in 1998 following the merger of the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Associated Hospitals NHS Trust and the Freeman Group of Hospitals NHS Trust. It has 1,890 beds, 56 operating theatres and treats more than 1m patients a year. 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 3000. If you work at this trust and want to discuss the content, please email [email protected] This article is published by Guardian Professional. Join the Guardian Healthcare Network to receive regular emails on NHS innovation.