Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Type of Trust
Community Health NHS Trust
Trust Details
Last annual budget £140 million
Employees 3,400
Chair Harry Holden
Chief Executive Dr. Kathleen Janet Fallon
Links
Website Bridgewater Community Health
Care Quality Commission reports CQC

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Bridgewater) is a leading provider of community health services in the north west of England.

In 2013/14 Bridgewater was responsible for providing community and specialised health services to 831,270 people living in Halton, St Helens, Warrington and Wigan. In addition Bridgewater provides community dental services in these areas plus Bolton, Tameside, Glossop, Stockport and western Cheshire.[1]

On 1 November 2014, Bridgewater became one of the first two NHS community healthcare trusts in the UK to achieve Foundation Trust status.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Community trusts devise plan to 'level playing field'". Local Government Chronicle. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  2. "Three more trusts achieve foundation trust status". Nursing Times. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
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