The Southern Health and Social Care Trust provides health and social care services in Northern Ireland. It runs Craigavon Area Hospital, Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry, Lurgan Hospital and South Tyrone Hospital as well as Armagh Community Hospital and St Luke's Hospital in Armagh. The trust serves an estimated population of 380,312 (June 2017 estimates).
History The trust was established on 1 April 2007 when the Health and Social Services Trusts in the five local government districts of Newry & Mourne, Banbridge, Armagh, Craigavon, and Dungannon were dissolved under the Dissolution Orders 2007. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.
The Trusts in the Southern Health and Social Services Board Area that were abolished were: Craigavon Area (Lurgan/Portadown) Hospitals Trust Craigavon and Health and Social Services Trust Armagh and Dungannon Health and Social Services Trust Newry & Mourne Health and Social Services Trust
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