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Number of Beds: 450
Number of Employees: 2500

Population served
At our trust there are >110,000 people treated in A&E, >55,000 are treated on our wards, and 140,000 as Outpatients annually. Over 3,000 babies are delivered at our hospital each year. Our patients come from Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham.

Hospitals
University Hospital Lewisham
The Children's Hospital Lewisham

Services
Our hospital has one of the busiest emergency services in London, including one of the few separate children's A&E units in the country. As well as the services you would expect in a district general hospital, Lewisham is a leading London teaching hospital well regarded for its medical innovation and services. Lewisham offers specialist services for South East London, for example, paediatric surgery, cystic fibrosis treatment and Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) services. The Riverside inpatients unit officially opened in May 2007 and includes new surgical and diagnostic units.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7622306.stm

Awards
In August 2006 our Trust was ranked amongst the top six in the country for pediatrics by the Healthcare Commission. In April 2007 we had the 3rd lowest rate of Clostridium Difficile in the country and one of lowest MRSA rates in London

Local Contact Details
HCAI Technology Programme Lead:

Sybil Bannister
The Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust,
Owen's Centre , 1st Floor
Lewisham High Street,
Lewisham,
SE13 6 LH
E: showcasehospital@uhl.nhs.uk
sybil.bannister@uhl.nhs.uk
T: 0208 333 3030 ext 6061
M: 0790 999 3531/ 0791 86 59 529
F: 0208 690 8891