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'''Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust''' was created on 1 December 2008 from what was formerly known as North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust. The trust comprises [[Warrington Hospital]], [[Halton General Hospital]] in [[Runcorn]] and '''Houghton Hall''' in [[Warrington]] and is responsible for a budget of around £200 million per annum.
4,100 staff work across the hospitals and provide access to care for a population of over 500,000 people.
In 2019 it began discussions of a merger with [[Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust]].<ref>{{cite news |title=FTs discuss potential merger |url=https://www.hsj.co.uk/warrington-and-halton-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust/fts-discuss-potential-merger/7025206.article |accessdate=9 July 2019 |publisher=Health Service Journal |date=3 June 2019}}</ref>
==My choice==
The trust introduced what they called the My Choice system in 2013, which enabled people to pay themselves for [[NHS treatments blacklist|procedures the NHS would not provide]] for patients who had been denied varicose vein procedures. This is not described as a private patients service. According to the trust: "All procedures are carried out as part of the Trust’s normal elective programme." In 2019 it was expanded. The price list includes £8,500 for revision of [[knee replacement]] surgery, £7,000 for a [[hip replacement]] or hip resurfacing, and £2,000 for [[circumcision]].<ref>{{cite news |title=NHS operation fury as price list revealed - with patients charged up to £8,000 |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/health/nhs-operation-fury-price-list-16451192 |accessdate=19 June 2019 |publisher=Birmingham Live |date=19 June 2019}}</ref>
==Information technology==
Warrington Hospital has what is said to be the oldest fax machine in the NHS, purchased by the trust in 1998.<ref>{{cite news |title=Warrington Hospital has NHS's oldest fax machine, says Labour party |url=http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/16261315.Warrington_Hospital_has_the_oldest_fax_machine_in_use_in_the_NHS/ |accessdate=5 June 2018 |publisher=Warrington Guardian |date=4 June 2018}}</ref>  The trust says use of [[HealthRoster]] software has permitted them to reduce  the use of bank and agency staff.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hospital staff celebrate e-rostering award|url=http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/11665780.Hospital_staff_celebrate_e_rostering_award/?ref=mr|accessdate=25 June 2015|publisher=Warrington Guardian|date=14 December 2014}}</ref>
[[Lorenzo patient record systems]] are being introduced to the Trust during 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=New electronic patient records being introduced at Halton and Warrington hospitals|url=http://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/11867337.New_electronic_patient_records_being_introduced_at_Halton_and_Warrington_hospitals/?ref=rss|accessdate=27 March 2015|publisher=Runcorn & Widnes World|date=21 March 2015}}</ref>
== Houghton Hall ==
Opened in December 2008 this 39-bed facility in the [[Orford, Cheshire|Orford]] area of Warrington was run by the hospital trust and offered therapy and rehabilitation for people who no longer require medical care in an acute hospital bed but need some further support before returning home. Houghton Hall closed in March 2011 with services provided in other settings in the town.
==Performance==
The trust was one of 26 responsible for half of the national growth in patients waiting more than four hours in accident and emergency over the 2014/15 winter.<ref>{{cite news|title=26 trusts responsible for half of national A&E target breach|url=http://www.hsj.co.uk/acute-care/exclusive-26-trusts-responsible-for-half-of-national-ae-target-breach/5083848.article#.VUX1Oak2MYA|accessdate=3 May 2015|publisher=Health Service Journal|date=1 April 2015}}</ref>
In June 2019 it was advertising that patients could pay privately for operations on the [[NHS treatments blacklist]] which the NHS would not pay for, but withdrew the advertisement after widespread criticism.<ref>{{cite news |title=Exclusive: Trusts charging for ops restricted on the NHS |url=https://www.hsj.co.uk/commissioning/exclusive-trusts-charging-for-ops-restricted-on-the-nhs/7025501.article |accessdate=23 August 2019 |publisher=Health Service Journal |date=8 July 2019}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[List of hospitals in England]]
* [[List of NHS trusts]]
==Footnotes==
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== References ==
*[http://www.warringtonandhaltonhospitals.nhs.uk/page.asp?fldArea=4&fldMenu=0&fldSubMenu=0&fldKey=837 "An NHS Foundation Trust"] Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Retrieved on 2008-12-22; Creation of Warrington and Halton NHS Foundation Trust
*[http://www.warringtonandhaltonhospitals.nhs.uk/page.asp?fldArea=5&fldMenu=3&fldSubMenu=1&fldKey=1017 "Looking Back - Warrington"] Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Retrieved on 2008-12-22; Warrington Hospital History
*[http://www.warringtonandhaltonhospitals.nhs.uk/page.asp?fldArea=5&fldMenu=3&fldSubMenu=2&fldKey=1018 "Looking Back - Halton"] Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Retrieved on 2008-12-22; Halton Hospital History
*[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1993/Uksi_19930028_en_1.htm "The Warrington Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993"] OPSI Retrieved on 2008-12-22; Creation of Warrington Hospital Trust
*[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/SI/si1992/Uksi_19922466_en_1.htm "The Halton General Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992"] OPSI Retrieved 2008-12-22; Creation of Halton General Hospital Trust
*[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2001/20010345.htm "The North Cheshire Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2001"] OPSI Retrieved on 2008-12-22; Creation of North Cheshire NHS Trust
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080407213522/http://www2.halton.gov.uk/yourcouncil/townsandvillages/runcornnewtown/?a=5441 "Runcorn New Town"] Halton Borough Council Retrieved on 2008-12-22
*[http://www.warringtonandhaltonhospitals.nhs.uk/page.asp?fldArea=1&fldMenu=1&fldSubMenu=3&fldKey=1046 "Houghton Hall"] Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Retrieved on 2008-12-22; Opening of Houghton Hall
== External links ==
* {{Official website}}
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