Ipswich Hospital

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Ipswich Hospital
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Ipswich Hospital South Entrance
Geography
Location Heath Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Organisation
Care system NHS England
Hospital type District General
Affiliated university University of Cambridge
University of East Anglia
University of Essex
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds 552 (approx)
History
Founded 1910 (approx)
Links
Website www.esneft.nhs.uk

Ipswich Hospital, known as East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital until 1955, a large district general hospital in Suffolk, England, run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. It provides a wide range of services to the population of east Suffolk and serves a catchment area of approximately 360,000 people. It is a busy district general hospital providing a wide range of emergency, medical, surgical and maternity services to its users.

It is one of the partners in the Pathology Partnership established in March 2014 and acts as one of two hubs for pathology in the region.[1]

In 2016 it was announced that the trust was to have a "long term partnership" with Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Nick Hulme, the Chief Executive, took charge of the relationship. The two trusts merged in 2018. [2]

The Trust is implementing the Lorenzo patient record systems,[3] having accepted a controversial financial support package.

Performance

Four-hour target in the emergency department quarterly figures from NHS England Data from https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/

In November 2013 it was reported that the Trust had failed to meet a number of targets set by the Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group and faced financial penalties at a time when it already faced a deficit of £5.5 million.[4]

In 2014 the trust was the fifth best in England on the target of seeing 95 per cent of people who attend accident and emergency departments within four hours;it achieved 96.6 percent, despite an 11 per cent increase in non-elective admissions. The trust has developed a tool that gives three hours' warning when the target is likely to be missed, based on factors such as acuity and intensive therapy unit bed numbers.[5]

The tower block at Ipswich Hospital

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Major pathology reorganisation to go ahead after OFT all clear". Health Service Journal. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Special measures trust's problems 'worse than I thought', says new chief". Health Service Journal. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ipswich takes sweetened Lorenzo deal". Health \Service Journal. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ipswich: Hospital facing fines of up to £1million for missing key targets". EADT24. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Hit or miss: Lessons from the best and worst A&E performers". Health Service Journal. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.

Coordinates: 52°03′25″N 1°11′52″E / 52.0570°N 1.1979°E / 52.0570; 1.1979

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