Thousands of lives ‘at risk’ because nearly HALF of NHS hospitals are low of stroke specialists

Region Name of hospital Does the hospital have at least one unfilled stroke consultant post London Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Yes Barts Health NHS Trust (Newham University Hospital) Yes Barts Health NHS Trust (Royal London Hospital) Yes Barts Health NHS Trust (Whipps Cross University Hospital) Yes Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Yes King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (King’s College Hospital) No King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Princess Royal University Hospital) Yes London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (Northwick Park Hospital) No St George’s Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Yes University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust No Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust (St Helier Hospital) No Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust No Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (West Middlesex University Hospital) No Croydon Health Services NHS Trust No Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust No Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust No Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust No Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust No Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust No North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust No Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (Royal Free Hospital) Yes Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (Barnet General Hospital) No East Midlands Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Yes Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (Nottingham City Hospital) Yes Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Yes United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (Lincoln County Hospital) Yes United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (Pilgrim Hospital) No University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (Royal Derby Hospital) Yes University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Yes East of England Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust No Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust No East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (Colchester General Hospital) No East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (Ipswich Hospital) Yes East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust No James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust No Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Yes Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust No Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust No North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Yes Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust Yes Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Yes West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust No West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Yes Bedford Hospital NHS Trust No West Midlands University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (Queens Hospital Burton upon Trust) No Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Yes George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust No The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust Yes Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust (Sandwell District Hospital) Yes Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Yes South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust No University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Queen Elizabeth Hospital Edgbaston) Yes University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Birmingham Heartlands) No University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Good Hope Hospital) No University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Solihull Hospital) No University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Yes University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust No Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (Worcestershire Royal Hospital) Yes Wye Valley NHS Trust Yes Greater Manchester and Eastern Cheshire Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust No Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust No Stockport NHS Foundation Trust No Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Yes Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Trafford General Hospital) Yes Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Wythenshawe Hospital) No Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Manchester Royal Infirmary) No Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust No Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust Yes North West Coast Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Yes Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Yes Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Yes East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust No Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Yes Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust No Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust Yes Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust No St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Yes University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (Furness General Hospital) Yes University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (Royal Lancaster Infirmary) No Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Yes Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust No North of England County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Yes Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust No North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust (West Cumberland Hospital) Yes North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust (Cumberland Infirmary) Yes North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust Yes Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital) No Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Hexham Hospital) No Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (North Tyneside General Hospital) No Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Wansbeck General Hospital) No South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Yes South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (Sunderland Hospital) Yes Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust No Yorkshire and the Humber Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Yes Bradford Teaching Hospitals and Airedale NHS Foundation Trusts Yes Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust No Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust No Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust No Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Yes Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Yes Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust No Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Yes Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust No Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust No York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (York Hospital) Yes York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Scarborough Hospital) Yes Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust No South East Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Yes Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (Royal Sussex County Hospital) Yes Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust No East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital) Yes East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (William Harvey Hospital) Yes East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (Eastbourne District General Hospital) Yes Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust (Epsom Hospital) No Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (Frimley Park Hospital) Yes Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (Maidstone Hospital) Yes Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (Tunbridge Wells Hospital) Yes Medway NHS Foundation Trust (Medway Community Healthcare, Kent Community Health) Yes Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Yes Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust (Worthing Hospital) No Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust (St Richard’s Hospital) No Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust No South West Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Yes Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust No North Bristol NHS Trust Yes Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust Yes Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Yes Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust No Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust No Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust No Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust No Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Yes University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Yes University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (Derriford Hospital) Yes Weston Area Health NHS Trust No Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust No Thames Valley Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Yes Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust No Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (John Radcliffe Hospital) No Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Horton General Hospital) No Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust No Wessex Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust No Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Yes Isle of Wight NHS Trust Yes Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust No Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust Yes Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Yes University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust No Wales Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (Nevill Hall Hospital, Royal Gwent and Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr) Yes Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (Glan Clwyd District General Hospital) No Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (Wrexham Maelor Hospital) No Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (Ysbyty Gwynedd) Yes Cardiff and Vale University Health Board No Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Local Health Board (Princess of Wales Hospital) No Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Local Health Board (Prince Charles Hospital) No Hywel Dda Health Board (West Wales Hospital) No Hywel Dda Health Board (Withybush General Hospital) No Hywel Dda Health Board (Prince Philip Hospital) No Hywel Dda Health Board (Bronglais General Hospital) No Swansea Bay University Local Health Board (Morriston Hospital) No Northern Ireland Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast) No Northern Health and Social Care Trust (Causeway Hospital) Yes Northern Health and Social Care Trust (Antrim Area Hospital) Yes South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (Ulster Hospitals) No Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Craigavon Area) Yes Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Daisy Hill Hospital) No Western Health and Social Care Trust (Altnagelvin Hospitals) Yes Western Health and Social Care Trust (South West Acute Hospital) Yes Islands Isle of Man Department of Health and Social Care No

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