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TRUST PROFILE
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust runs services from three main hospital sites: The Alexandra Hospital, Redditch; Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre; and the Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
We also run some services and clinics at The Princess of Wales Hospital, Bromsgrove (outpatient clinics); Evesham Community Hospital (Burlingham Ward); Malvern Community Hospital (outpatient clinics); and Tenbury Community Hospital (outpatient clinics).
We have three main commissioners: Redditch and Bromsgrove Clinical Commissioning Group; South Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group; and Wyre Forest Clinical Commissioning Group.
We have an annual budget of £350million and service a population of more than 550,000 providing a wide range of surgical, medical and rehabilitation services. We have nearly 6,000 staff and provide services predominantly to the people of Worcestershire. However, patients do also come from further afield, most notably from Herefordshire, Dudley, South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire and Birmingham. Every year we care for nearly 800,000 patients including 90,000 people who need operations, 130,000 people in A&E and 500,000 outpatients. More than 6,300 babies are born in our Trust every year.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust regards itself as one of Worcestershire’s employers of choice and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Our staff are our greatest asset and the quality and safety of care we provide for our patients is directly linked to our success in recruiting and retaining dedicated and professional staff.
ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL, REDDITCH
The Alexandra Hospital in Redditch opened in 1985. It serves a population of approximately 200,000 and has 360 beds. The hospital is the major centre for the county’s urology service. The hospital has seven operating theatres, MRI and CT scanners and cancer unit status for breast, lung, urology, gynaecology and colorectal cancers. There is a multi-disciplinary education centre with library, teaching and study areas.
Our plan for the Alexandra Hospital is to increase the amount of planned elective activity carried out at the hospital, especially in orthopaedics.
KIDDERMINSTER HOSPITAL AND TREATMENT CENTRE
Kidderminster Hospital houses Kidderminster Treatment Centre which offers outstanding clinical facilities and patient accommodation for a wide range of daycase, short stay and inpatient procedures. The nurse-led minor injuries service is open 24 hours a day and treats more than 2,000 patients every month. It can deal with a wide variety of injuries including simple fractures, soft tissue injuries, lacerations, bites, burns and scaled. Other facilities at the Kidderminster site include a full range of outpatient clinics – including outpatient cancer treatment in the Millbrook Suite – MRI and CT scanners and a renal dialysis unit. There is also a modern education centre with seminar rooms, IT suite, library and break out areas.
Our plan for Kidderminster is to increase the number of daycase, short stay and inpatient procedures performed and for it to become an elective centre for the Trust.
WORCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL
Worcestershire Royal Hospital is the latest of the Trust’s three sites. The main hospital was built under the private finance initiative (PFI) and opened in 2002. It provides specialist services for the whole of Worcestershire including stroke services and cardiac stenting. The hospital has nine operating theatres including four laminar theatres. It has a level 2 neonatal intensive care unit and a cardiac catheterisation laboratory. The 24/7 Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PPCI) service began in October 2013. It has 500 beds and serves a population of more than 550,000.
The county’s brand new, state-of-the-art Oncology Centre was officially opened by HRH the Princess Royal in April 2015. Developed in partnership with University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, the £25 million Worcestershire Oncology Centre will enable 95 per cent of radiotherapy to be delivered within Worcestershire. For patients, their families and their carers, who previously had to travel to Coventry, Cheltenham or Wolverhampton for radiotherapy treatment, cancer services will be more accessible than ever, saving an estimated one million miles of travel every year.
The Meadow Birth Centre has four birthing rooms and up to 1,000 women are expected to give birth in the unit every year. The brand new £500,000 birth centre is run by 14 experienced midwives and 7 maternity support workers, and opened in March 2015. The Centre offers a safe and comfortable environment for ‘low risk’ women who have had no complications or medical problems during their pregnancy to give birth in. University of Worcester Vice Chancellor Professor David Green has praised the Meadow Birth Centre following a visit to celebrate the success of a joint working partnership.
Our plan for the Worcestershire Royal is for it to specialise in more complex and tertiary services for patients from across the county, giving them access to services that they would previously have had to travel out of county for. We have recently opened our state-of-the-art Worcestershire Oncology Centre, which will provide radiotherapy services in county for the first time. Other developments include a dedicated Breast Unit which opened in 2016.
GENERAL BACKGROUND
Worcestershire is a largely rural county, with four main towns – Bromsgrove, Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester – lying between the Cotswolds, the Welsh border and Birmingham. There are four further substantial market towns, Droitwich, Evesham, Malvern and Pershore.
Worcestershire has many sites of historical interest and natural beauty. The economy of the county is based on agriculture, horticulture, light engineering and service industries.
There are a number of high quality state and private schools across the county and the University of Worcester is continuing to expand and develop. The University has a £100m investment programme to provide for new, improved and refurbished facilities. Recently completed projects include its new City Campus, home to the Worcester Business School.
The major motorway network of the M42, M5 and M6 provide excellent links to the rest of the West Midlands. Local leisure facilities are well developed and the area has easy access to Birmingham where the National Indoor Arena. International Convention Centre are located. Stratford and the Royal Shakespeare Company are within easy reach.
Worcester City lies on the banks of the River Severn. It has a world famous cathedral and is home to Worcestershire County Cricket Ground, Worcester Warriors Rugby Club and Elgar’s Birthplace Museum. The county has further leisure facilities in the Malvern Hills - an area of outstanding natural beauty - and the Wyre Forest.