The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust

Name :

The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust

Address  :

Wolverhampton Road
Heath Town

Town  :

Wolverhampton

State  :

West Midlands

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

WV10 0QP

Phone  :

01902 307999

Fax  :

01902 695600

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Cardiothoracic Surgeon
  • Chemotherapy
  • Cytology
  • Dermatology
  • ENT
  • Gastro-enterology
  • Gynaecology
  • Hematologist
  • Histopathology
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 727


Description

About Us
The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust was established in 1994 and is a major acute Trust providing a comprehensive range of services for the people of Wolverhampton the wider Black Country South Staffordshire North Worcestershire and Shropshire It gained Cancer Centre status in 1997 was designated as the 4th Regional Heart amp Lung Centre during 200405 and became one of the first wave Bowel Screening Centres in 2006

The Trust is the largest teaching hospital in the Black Country providing teaching and training to around 130 medical students on rotation from the University of Birmingham Medical School It also provides training for nurses midwives and allied health professionals though well established links with the University of Wolverhampton One of the largest acute providers in the West Midlands the Trust has an operating budget of pound255 million 700 beds including 27 intensive care beds and 14 neonatal intensive care cots and employs almost 5000 staff In 200809 the Trust treated more than 670000 patients at hospital and community sites across the West Midlands

Our Vision Values and Strategic Goals
Our vision and values play an important role in describing the principles and beliefs that underpin the way in which we do business They provide the checks and balances to make sure that all our plans improve the experience for our patients

Our Vision
To be a first class hospital providing top quality care in every way

Our Values
Patients are at the centre of all we do
We maintain a professional approach in all we do

We are open and honest at all times

We involve patients and their families and carers in decisions about their treatment and care

Working together we deliver top quality services

We work in partnership with others

Working in teams we will recognise and respect our differences

We support each other as members of the Trust

We will be innovative in how we work
We make it easy to do the right thing

We continue to improve the experiences of those who use our services

We encourage and support people who lead change

We create an environment in which people thrive
We empower people to explore new ideas

We act as positive role models

We work hard for our patients

We recognise achievements
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