World class hospitals, world class services

Who we are and what we do

The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest and busiest teaching hospitals in the North West of England. With a budget over £370 million, we employ more than 5,500 staff, provide services to almost one million patients each year and have a total of 998 inpatient beds.

We are the major acute university teaching hospital for Merseyside and Cheshire and we have four main roles:

• to provide general hospital services to the adult population of Liverpool
• to provide specialist health services including cancer services for Merseyside, Cheshire and beyond
• to be a centre for biomedical, clinical and health services research
• to support teaching and training in the health professions

Our three hospitals provide general hospital services, emergency care and specialist dental hospital teaching services, specialist dental services and emergency care to our local community.

We host several nationally and internationally-regarded services, such as ophthalmology, hepatobilliary surgery/gastroenterology, pathology, vascular surgery and interventional radiology.

In addition, we are also a specialist regional centre of excellence for nephrology, renal transplantation, specialist cancer surgery, nuclear medicine, haematology, lithotripsy, dermatology, urology and dental services. We offer a range of cancer services from our renowned Linda McCartney Centre which is based at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. This means that we have the expertise to treat more complex illnesses than many other hospitals.

As a major teaching hospital, we have significant relationships with all the universities in Liverpool, in particular the University of Liverpool and its medical and clinical schools. We have an impressive record in research and development and host a national Biomedical Research Centre (one of only 12 nationally) in microbial disease, in collaboration with the University of Liverpool and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, as well as a Biomedical Research Unit in Pancreatic Disease in collaboration with the University of Liverpool, (one of 16 nationally).

We continue to monitor our work against national performance indicators as set by the Healthcare Commission and Department of Health. This enables us to benchmark our services against other providers around the country and ensure that we provide a consistently high level of service for our patients.

Our mission, vision and values

As part of our innovative Excellence Through Leadership Project, we evaluated our mission, vision and values. This evaluation was informed by consultation with staff at a series of open space events and through other forums.

This work led us to refine our previous mission, vision and values to better reflect the type of organisation we want to become, the type of healthcare organisation patients want to be treated in and the type of employer that progressive staff want to work for.

Our mission is…

To improve the quality of life and care for patients by providing excellent, safe and accessible health care, supported by teaching, learning and research.

Our values are…

• Patients first
• Quality and care
• Teamwork
• Learning and development
• Innovation
• Value for money

Our strategic objectives are…

• Patient experience and quality of care
• Productivity to deliver effective and efficient services
• Delivering a professional and sustainable workforce with a positive 'can do' attitude
• Patient safety through guaranteeing the delivery of safe and efficient services
• Ensuring financial health and good governance

Our vision is…

To provide world class services and hospitals that are recognised as those of choice for the people of Merseyside, Cheshire and beyond.