STOCKPORT
NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust serves the community as a healthcare provider and is one of its largest employers. They are an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services in Stockport, as well as in East Cheshire and the High Peak in North Derbyshire. 

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust provides a variety of specialised services and collaborates closely with Greater Manchester, Stockport, and East Cheshire. With an annual budget of around £300 million, the Trust provides healthcare for residents of Stockport, East Cheshire, and North Derbyshire, as well as patients from other Greater Manchester boroughs who choose our services.

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Hospitals working under the Trust:

• Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport

• Devonshire Centre for Neuro-rehabilitation, Stockport

• The Bluebell Transfer to Assess Unit, Stockport

Health centres/clinics (community health services):

• 24 community locations across Stockport

• Also provide community health services in people’s homes

• Get closer to our community health centres and clinics, view our virtual tours 

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Key Facts & Figures

• 5,000 staff - second largest employer in Stockport after Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 

• 160 consultants and around 1,500 nurses (hospital and district nurses in community)

• A budget of around £360m

• Stepping Hill Hospital sees around 500,000 patients per year

• On average, around 40% of patients in our hospital are aged 80 years and over (50% aged 75 or over)

KNOW THE LOCATION

The majority of the city is built on a low range of hills that runs parallel to the coast. It is approximately 80 metres above sea level on average. Sunderland is divided by the River Wear, which runs through the heart of the city in a deeply incised valley known as the Hylton gorge. Several smaller bodies of water run through the suburbs, including the Hendon Burn and the Barnes Burn. The Queen Alexandra Bridge at Pallion, the Wearmouth Bridge just north of the city centre, and, most recently, the Northern Spire Bridge between Castletown and Pallion connect the city's north and south sides. The Hylton Viaduct, located west of the city, carries the A19 dual-carriageway over the Wear (see map below). The majority of Sunderland's suburbs are located west of the city centre, with 70% of the population living on the south side of the river and 30% on the north side. The city's boundaries include the seafronts of Hendon and Ryhope in the south and Seaburn in the north.