NHS South East Coast was a strategic health authority of the National Health Service in England. It operated in the South East region, along with NHS South Central, providing coterminosity with the local government office region.

History

NHS South East Coast was established on 1 July 2006 as one of 10 Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) in England.[1]

Organisation

NHS South East Coast contained 26 NHS organisations, including 6 Foundation Trusts. These comprise: eight Primary Care Trusts; thirteen NHS Acute Trusts (hospitals); four Mental Health or Specialist Trusts; and one Ambulance Trust.[2]

Primary care trusts

Primary care trusts were abolished in April 2013.

  1. Brighton and Hove City PCT
  2. East Sussex Downs and Weald PCT
  3. Eastern and Coastal Kent PCT
  4. Hastings and Rother PCT
  5. Medway PCT
  6. Surrey PCT
  7. West Kent PCT
  8. West Sussex PCT[3]

Acute and foundation trusts

Further information: Hospital trust and NHS foundation trust

References

  1. ^ "NHS South East Coast - About us". www.southeastcoast.nhs.uk. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
  2. ^ "NHS South East Coast - Local NHS". www.southeastcoast.nhs.uk. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
  3. ^ "NHS South East Coast - Primary care trusts". www.southeastcoast.nhs.uk. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
  4. ^ "NHS South East Coast - Acute trusts". www.southeastcoast.nhs.uk. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2009.