APPENDIX 1
WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST
West Middlesex University Hospital is a major
acute hospital in Isleworth, an attractive part of West London,
close to the Thames and within easy reach of Richmond, Heathrow
and central London.
West Middlesex is embarking on a £48 million
redevelopment scheduled for completion in 2003, to concentrate
the hospital around a state of the art new critical care centre.
QUALITY AND
INNOVATION
West Middlesex has an impressive record: we
perform well in comparative assessments of clinical performance
and hold Charter Marks for excellence in maternity services and
more recently for our sexual health clinic.
We are at an exciting stage in a booked admissions
project to improve the process of patient care for elective treatments,
supported by pioneering new computer systems. This work is attracting
much attention throughout the NHS and we have been designated
a Beacon Site.
We are part of a cancer collaboration project
with three other hospitals to improve care for cancer patients
and are designated the Learning Centre for London as a centre
of best practice.
We have a busy A&E department supporting
medicine and care of the elderly, plus a very strong maternity
unit.
There are five inpatient operating theatres
and a purpose built day surgery unit with three operating theatres.
These will be re-provided in the redevelopment. We have also built
a new cancer support and information centre.
Our X-Ray department has one of the most modern
CT scanners in the country and sophisticated ultra sound equipment.
We also have a new MRI scanner.
WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP
As a university hospital, West Middlesex is
closely associated with the Medical School at Imperial College
of Science, Technology and Medicine at both Undergraduate and
Postgraduate levels.
By working collaboratively with other healthcare
providers and with non-NHS organisations, we ensure that our services
are patient-focused, cost effective and rigorously monitored.
We also work hard to create a physical environment
conducive to good healthcare and welfare of staff.
Above all, West Middlesex is an extremely friendly
and supportive place to work.
| 
