Hospitals
The Trust's two major bases are the Royal Blackburn Hospital, and the Burnley General Hospital. The Trust's headquarters and the majority of management is based at the Royal Blackburn Hospital, the larger of the two.
The Trust manages three hospitals:
- Royal Blackburn Hospital (Queens Park Hospital until 2006)
- Burnley General Hospital
- Pendle Community Hospital
A fourth hospital, Blackburn Royal Infirmary shut in 2006 as part of a merger of Blackburn's two sites, planned before the trust was formed. A fifth, Rossendale General, was shut down over a 4 year period, finally closing in September 2010.
The Trust also provides services for, and deals with: The Accrington Victoria Hospital, Clitheroe Community Hospital and the Longridge Community Hospital, which are part of the East Lancashire Teaching Primary Care Trust.
Read more about this topic: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
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