Newham General Hospital

Name :

Newham General Hospital

Address  :

Glen Road
Plaistow

Town  :

London

State  :

Greater London

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

E13 8SL

Phone  :

020 7476 4000

Web URL  :


Description

Newham University Hospital NHS Trust NUHT a 379 bed Acute Trust serves one of Britains most diverse fastest growing and youngest populations We are an organisation which is firmly focused on meeting the needs and priorities of our local population This is demonstrated in the way services are developed the ways in which we listen to and engage patients and local residents and how we are shaping our social responsibility agenda as a local employer and provider of training

Many local people have complex medical and social needs and some find the way that the NHS traditionally delivers services difficult to access Our strategy is focused on providing excellent care specialising in meeting the particular needs of our community and delivering the best treatment and support as close to patients homes as possible in partnership with community and specialist providers

Our experience and expertise in delivering key infrastructure projects has meant we have attracted substantial investment over the past few years with new buildings access roads and many other environmentalimprovements We are also ground breaking amongst NHS organisations for our approach to embracing the sustainability and carbon reduction agenda and have won national recognition for our work in this area

With major developments such as the 2012 Olympics and Stratford City on our doorstep we are ensuring our workforce is ready to meet the new challenges and opportunities which these will bring us and our local population

About Us
Newham University Hospital NHS Trust is an Acute NHS Trust based at Newham General Hospital Plaistow In addition some Outpatient services are based at the Shrewsbury Road Health Centre Forest Gate and the Appleby Centre Canning Town

We primarily serve Newhams 240000 population but also provide services to the residents of Redbridge Waltham Forest Barking and Havering City and Hackney and Tower Hamlets

Our Mission is to ensure a secure future for the local provision of high quality value for money health services to the people of Newham and surrounding areas
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