East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

east lancashire hospitals nhs trust was established in 2003 and is a major acute trust located in lancashire in the heart of the north west of england, with bolton and manchester to the south, preston to the west and the pennines to the east forming a natural boundary with yorkshire. we provide high quality healthcare services primarily to the residents of east lancashire and blackburn with darwen, which have a combined population in the region of 521,400. we employ 7,000 staff, some of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements. we treat nearly three quarters of a million patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. we offer care across five hospital sites, and various community sites, using state-of-the-art facilities.