Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Our places
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best-known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, and neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs. We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Guy’s Hospital | St Thomas’ Hospital | Evelina London Children’s Hospital Royal Brompton Hospital | Harefield Hospital | Community services in Lambeth and Southwark From our 5 main hospitals, and in the community, we provide a full range of lifelong, general and specialist care, as well as clinical research, innovation, education and training.
Our purpose
To deliver excellent healthcare and improve wellbeing as a local, national and international leader in clinical care, education, research and innovation.
Our values
Caring We put patients first Ambitious We innovate and strive for excellence Inclusive We respect each other and work collaboratively
Our strategy
Better, faster, fairer healthcare for all: • Delivering healthcare excellence • Improving the health of our populations • Valuing all of our people
• Innovating for a better future • Modernising our infrastructure
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