title: NHS South East Coast
text: # 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
  