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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Formation1 October 2013; 11 years ago (2013-10-01)
Merger ofLewisham Healthcare NHS Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
TypeNHS Trust
PurposeHealthcare
Region served
Lewisham, Greenwich
Elizabeth Butler
Tim Higginson
Professor Gabrielle Kingsley
Parent organization
National Health Service
Websitewww.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is an NHS trust which was formed on 1 October 2013 by the merger of Lewisham Healthcare NHS Trust and Queen Elizabeth Hospital. It is responsible for running two acute hospitals, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University Hospital Lewisham, in addition to community health services in Lewisham.[1] Despite extensive local opposition and legal challenges in Lewisham, the forced merger came about as part of the dissolution of South London Healthcare NHS Trust - of which Queen Elizabeth was part, but Lewisham was not - and was approved by Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt on 26 September 2013.[2]

Both hospitals will continue to operate emergency departments, acute medicine services and maternity units following the High Court decision which ruled that the plan to close services at Lewisham Hospital was unlawful,[3] a judgement which was subsequently upheld in the Court of Appeal.[4]

In January 2014, after a public campaign the Trust decided not to outsource the trust's procurement department to Serco.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a new Trust formed on 1 October 2013". Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  2. ^ "Greenwich and Lewisham health care trust merger plan approved". BBC News. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  3. ^ "Jeremy Hunt's Lewisham hospital cuts plan quashed at High Court". BBC News. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  4. ^ "Lewisham Hospital: Appeal Court overrules Jeremy Hunt". BBC News. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  5. ^ "Campaigners claim victory over Serco decision by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust". News Shopper. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
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