Where we live and our population
- Population size: 300,000
- Area: 4,842Km2 /Rurality
- Annual Budget – approximately £680 million
- Approximately 12,000 staff
- Life expectancy at birth (WHSCT): – male 78.3 years / female 82 years
- Healthy life expectancy (NI figures only): – male 59.1 years (most deprived areas 50.6 years) / female 60.9 years (most deprived areas 52.7 years)
Our changing population needs
- Our older population is growing with a 27% increase predicted in those aged 65-84 years and a 39% increase in the 85+ age groups by 2028.
- In contrast, the under 16 population is decreasing but there are increasing numbers of looked after children
- 1 in 4 people live in poverty
- 5 of the top 10 most deprived areas are in the Western Trust
- 10 of the top 20 areas with poorest access to services are in Fermanagh and Omagh
- 60.5% of hospital admissions in the Western Trust are in the level 1 and 2 deprivation categories, ie. most deprived, the highest proportion in Northern Ireland
Our facilities
We deliver services to our population from:
- 7 hospitals
- 11 health centres and clinics
- 8 children’s homes
- 30 day centres
- 8 residential homes and 1 hostel
- 6 training centres
- 12 administration hubs
- as well as directly into thousands of people’s homes
Our Services
Each year we handle approximately:
- 100,000 inpatient and day case admissions
- 20,000 operations
- 220,000 outpatient appointments
- 120,000 emergency department attendances
- 300,000 imaging tests
- 20,000 renal dialyses
- 4,000 births
Each year we provide support to people in our communities through approximately:
- 1,800 residential and nursing home placements
- Domiciliary care services to 4,500 people in their home
- £4.5 million annual spend on community equipment
- 245,000 community allied health professional contacts (eg. physiotherapy, occupational therapy)
- 17,000 social work contacts
- 390,000 community nursing and health visitor contacts
- 7,000 mental health assessment referrals