NHS South East Coast
# NHS South East Coast

NHS South East Coast was a strategic health authority of the National Health Service in England. It operated in the South East region, along with NHS South Central, providing coterminosity with the local government office region.

## History

NHS South East Coast was established on 1 July 2006 as one of 10 Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) in England.

## Organisation

NHS South East Coast contained 26 NHS organisations, including 6 Foundation Trusts. These comprise: eight Primary Care Trusts; thirteen NHS Acute Trusts (hospitals); four Mental Health or Specialist Trusts; and one Ambulance Trust.

### Primary care trusts

Primary care trusts were abolished in April 2013.

* Brighton and Hove City PCT
* East Sussex Downs and Weald PCT
* Eastern and Coastal Kent PCT
* Hastings and Rother PCT
* Medway PCT
* Surrey PCT
* West Kent PCT
* West Sussex PCT

### Acute and foundation trusts

* Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust
* Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
* Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
* East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
* East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust
* Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust
* Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
* The Medway NHS Foundation Trust
* Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust
* Royal West Sussex NHS Trust
* Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
* The Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
* Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust
