Annual Report and Accounts - The Great Western Hospital

3.2 Principal activities of the Trust
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has its main headquarters at the Great Western
Hospital (GWH) in Swindon. In addition to this, the Trust also provides a range of community health
and maternity services across Wiltshire and parts of Bath and North East Somerset covering a
population of approximately 1,300,000 people. This includes providing services to residents of parts
of Oxfordshire, West Berkshire and Gloucestershire.
Since the merger with WCHS in June 2011 the Trust’s workforce grew from circa 3,300 to 5,500
and the Trust’s income grew from £203m to £282m in 2012/13. In 2011/12 the additional income
due to WCHS was £64m for ten months. The history of the Trust is referred to elsewhere in this
report (section 3.32.2 refers).
The regulated activities that the Trust is currently registered to provide are as follows: -
• Treatment of disease, disorder or injury;
• Assessment of medical treatment for persons detained under the Mental Health Act 1983;
• Surgical procedures;
• Diagnostic and screening procedures;
• Management of the supply of blood & blood derived products;
• Maternity and midwifery services;
• Nursing care
• Termination of pregnancy
The Trust secured a licence to operate from the Care Quality Commission in March 2010 without
any conditions attached to it. As part of the merger with Wiltshire Community Health Services
(WCHS), the Trust altered the conditions of its existing registration from 1 June 2011 with the Care
Quality Commission (CQC). This included nursing care as an additional community based activity
and the addition of 21 community sites/locations. All registered sites/locations and activities have
since been reviewed post merger and registration variation applications are currently underway to
reflect the changes. A full copy of our licence can be found at: www.gwh.nhs.uk.
3.3 Location of services
The Trust provides emergency, acute and community services to the local population through the
following sites:
3.3.1 Great Western Hospital
The Great Western Hospital (GWH) is a purpose built District General Hospital providing
emergency care, elective (planned) surgery, diagnostics, paediatrics, maternity (both midwife and
consultant led), outpatient and day case services.
GWH opened in December 2002, replacing the Princess Margaret Hospital in Old Town, Swindon.
The hospital has approximately 500 beds and is designed and equipped to offer a first-class
environment for patients, visitors and staff, with over 30% of beds provided in single rooms with ensuite
facilities. The remainder are in single sex four bedded bays.
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