University College  London Hospitals                        (ICT Department) 

Website:  http://www.uclh.nhs.uk/

Contact:  Gill McAllister – ICT Training Manager
UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has existed since 1994, but its origins date back over 250 years and lie in the history of various individual hospitals, some of which now form part of the Trust and some of which have since closed down.

• UCLH now comprises seven separate hospital sites offering general and specialist services. We serve the local community, commuters, tourists and treat patients referred from around the country
• We are one of the largest and most complex Trusts in the NHS, with a £460 million turnover, serving one of the most diverse areas of the country
• We have contracts with 300 Primary Care Trusts and provided 500,000 outpatient appointments and 75,000 inpatient or day case treatments last year
• UCLH was one of the first to be granted Foundation Trust status in July 2004
• UCLH, along with University College London, forms one of the largest centres for biomedical research in Europe. We have over 1200 active research projects
• We employ 6,000 staff and are a major teaching centre offering training for nurses, doctors and other health care professionals
For the first year since the Healthcare Commission's annual health check began, UCLH has declared full compliance against all core standards.