Specialization Of The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
Cardiology
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Chemotherapy
Cytology
Dermatology
ENT
Gastro-enterology
Gynaecology
Hematologist
Histopathology
About The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
** About Us **
The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust was established in 1994 and is a major acute Trust providing a comprehensive range of services for the people of Wolverhampton, the wider Black Country, South Staffordshire, North Worcestershire and Shropshire. It gained Cancer Centre status in 1997, was designated as the 4th Regional Heart & Lung Centre during 2004/05 and became one of the first wave Bowel Screening Centres in 2006.
The Trust is the largest teaching hospital in the Black Country providing teaching and training to around 130 medical students on rotation from the University of Birmingham Medical School. It also provides training for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals though well established links with the University of Wolverhampton. One of the largest acute providers in the West Midlands the Trust has an operating budget of £255 million, 700 beds including 27 intensive care beds and 14 neonatal intensive care cots and employs almost 5000 staff. In 2008/09 the Trust treated more than 670,000 patients at hospital and community sites across the West Midlands.
** Our Vision, Values and Strategic Goals **
Our vision and values play an important role in describing the principles and beliefs that underpin the way in which we do business. They provide the checks and balances to make sure that all our plans improve the experience for our patients.
** Our Vision **
To be a first class hospital providing top quality care in every way.
** Our Values **
Patients are at the centre of all we do
We maintain a professional approach in all we do.
We are open and honest at all times.
We involve patients and their families and carers in decisions about their treatment and care.
Working together we deliver top quality services
We work in partnership with others
Working in teams we will recognise and respect our differences
We support each other as members of the Trust.
We will be innovative in how we work
We make it easy to do the right thing.
We continue to improve the experiences of those who use our services
We encourage and support people who lead change
We create an environment in which people thrive
We empower people to explore new ideas
