HSCNI Trusts
At present, there are a total of six HSC Trusts, each of which provides integrated health and social care services across Northern Ireland:
- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (Belfast)
- South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (Down, Newtownards and Lisburn)
- Northern Health and Social Care Trust (Coleraine, Larne, Antrim, Ballymena and Cookstown)
- Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Dungannon, Armagh, Craigavon, Banbridge and Newry)
- Western Health and Social Care Trust (Londonderry, Limavady, Strabane, Omagh and Fermanagh)
- Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Trust (covering all of Northern Ireland)
In addition, HSC also boasts strong links with local universities and colleges, namely Queen’s University, Belfast and the University of Ulster, and was recently awarded a role as one of five UK regional centres of excellence.