Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | |
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Type | NHS hospital trust |
Established | April 1998 |
Headquarters | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
Region served | Leeds |
Hospitals | |
Chair | Dame Linda Pollard |
Chief executive | Professor Phil Wood |
Staff | 18,000 |
Website | www |
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is an NHS hospital trust in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
The Trust was formed in April 1998 after the merger of two previous smaller NHS trusts to form one citywide organisation. The former trusts were United Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (based at Leeds General Infirmary) and St James's & Seacroft University Hospitals NHS Trust (based at St James's University Hospital).
The Trust has an overall income of around £1.8 billion and provides local and specialist services for the immediate population of 770,000 and regional specialist care for up to 5.4 million people.[1]
The Trust is rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission.[2]