Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Organisational background

The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust is a medium sized teaching hospital and serves the population of North Islington and West Haringey which gives a combined total population of approximately 300,000. The local population is very mixed, both in terms of socio-economic status and ethnic origins. The Whittington employs over 2,000 staff and has 470 beds. It provides undergraduate teaching in association with the University College London Medical School. All main branches of medicine and surgery are provided at the Whittington, with the exception of plastic surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery and ophthalmology.

There are close working relationships the Royal Free Hospital and University College London Hospitals group of hospitals. The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust has around 900 beds and sees about half a million patients a year. Its services include a major accident and emergency service, all branches of surgery and medicine, a renal service, paediatrics, maternity services, care of elderly people, an adolescent psychiatric service and a high security infectious diseases unit. The hospital and associated medical school is a leading site for the training of doctors, nurses, midwives and professions allied to medicine.