Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
TypeNHS trust
Established22 March 1993
Hospitals
Staff7,290 (2019/20)[1]
Websitewww.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is an NHS trust which was formed on 1 October 2013 and is responsible for running two acute hospitals, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University Hospital Lewisham, in addition to community health services in Lewisham.[2]

The trust was formed by the acquisition of the acquisition of Queen Elizabeth Hospital by Lewisham Healthcare NHS Trust upon the dissolution of South London Healthcare NHS Trust. Despite extensive local opposition and legal challenges in Lewisham, the merger was approved by Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt on 26 September 2013.[3]

Both hospitals 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,[4] a judgement which was subsequently upheld in the Court of Appeal.[5]

  1. ^ "Annual report 2019/20". Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a new Trust formed on 1 October 2013". Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Greenwich and Lewisham health care trust merger plan approved". BBC News. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Jeremy Hunt's Lewisham hospital cuts plan quashed at High Court". BBC News. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Lewisham Hospital: Appeal Court overrules Jeremy Hunt". BBC News. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.