What is Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust?
[[File:Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.jpg|thumb|Main hospital site 2023]] '''Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust''' is an [[NHS trust]] which operates 10 [[Hospital|hospitals]] in [[Greater Manchester]]. It is the largest NHS trust in the [[United Kingdom]]. It was formed on 1 October 2017. It had a budget of £1.6 billion and 21,945 employees in 2018/9.<ref>{{cite news|date=2019|publisher=Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust|title=Annual Report and Accounts 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019|url=https://mft.nhs.uk/app/uploads/2019/06/MFT-Annual-Report-and-Accounts-FINAL-2018-19.pdf|accessdate=30 January 2023}}</ref> [[Mark Cubbon]] became the head from 2023. He used to work for [[NHS England]], and started his career as a nurse in Greater Manchester before that.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vesty|first=Helena|date=2023-04-03|title=The nurse-turned-boss now in charge of more than 28,000 people in Manchester|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/nurse-turned-boss-now-charge-26607059|access-date=2023-04-03|website=Manchester Evening News|language=en}}</ref> Sir Mike Deegan retired after doing the job for more than 20 years, <ref>{{Cite web|last=Dunhill|first=Lawrence|date=2022-11-14|title=NHSE director appointed CEO of country’s largest trust|url=https://www.hsj.co.uk/manchester-university-nhs-foundation-trust/nhse-director-appointed-ceo-of-countrys-largest-trust/7033680.article|access-date=2023-02-08|website=Health Service Journal|language=en}}</ref> The 10 hospitals are: * [[Manchester Royal Infirmary]] * [[Manchester Royal Eye Hospital]] * [[Royal Manchester Children's Hospital]] * [[Saint Mary's Hospital]] * [[University Dental Hospital of Manchester]] * [[Wythenshawe Hospital]] * [[North Manchester General Hospital]] * [[Trafford General Hospital]] * [[Withington Community Hospital]] * [[Altrincham Hospital]] == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:NHS trusts]] [[Category:Organisations based in Manchester]]