The South East is the third largest of all the English regions, and its population at 8.2 million is the largest of any region. Within the South East there are 2 Strategic Health Authorities, NHS South East Coast, and NHS South Central.
NHS South East coast covers the counties of Kent, Medway, Sussex and Surrey, and has 26 NHS organisations, including 5 Foundation Trusts, 8 Primary Care Trusts, 13 NHS Acute Trusts, 4 Mental Health or Specialist Trusts and 1 Ambulance Trust.
NHS South Central covers the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. There are 24 NHS organisations, including 9 Primary Care Trusts, 1 Ambulance Trust, 9 Acute Trusts, (including 4 NHS Foundation Trusts), 3 Mental Health Trusts, (2 of which are Foundation Trusts.) and a Learning Disability Trust.
The Academy recently published in conjunction with Progress South Central the Continuous Professional/Personal Development Bands One to Four May 2009 report.
