University Hospital Southampton NHS FT Information

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) is one of the UK’s most innovative healthcare providers and a pioneer in medical research. Rated 'Good' by the CQC in 2017, we cover a broad spectrum of services, including specialist services such as neurological, cardiac and children’s intensive care. Putting patients first is at the heart of everything we do. We work collaboratively to explore new and improved ways of delivering patient-centered care. By empowering our people to innovate, we push the boundaries of medicine to positively impact on patients’ lives. We are committed to innovation and research, encouraging all staff at UHS to share their ideas, and working in partnership with a wide variety of research institutions. We harness the power of teams and pioneer new healthcare methods to consistently deliver high quality patient outcomes. For example: • We were the first hospital in England to use stem cell injections to improve mobility after stroke • We introduced bedside bikes on the recommendation of our Physiotherapy team, reducing patient recovery times • We were one of the first Genomic Medicine Centres in the UK to specialise in diagnosis and treatment of patients with rare diseases and cancers We take pride in enhancing the skills of our staff to aid their career development - facilitated by high quality training and opportunities in a variety of areas - supporting them to reach their full potential. • We provide hospital services to around 1.9 million people in Southampton and south Hampshire • Every year, we treat over 140,000 inpatients and day patients • We also see over 500,000 outpatients and treat over 100,000 emergency cases