Post by Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

We are proud to confirm our Teaching Trust status - the first step to becoming a University Trust. The journey to Teaching and University Hospitals Trust status requires sustainable, integrated partnerships between an NHS Trust and academic institutions. We have been working together with colleagues from the Faculty of Health and Medicine at Lancaster University in recognition of its significant teaching commitment, with Lancaster University the primary partner for the Trust in the work towards University Hospitals status. As a Trust, we continue to collaborate with a number of other universities in the region in research and education, which will support this work. We host students from a number of Lancaster University programmes, including their Medical School and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology course. Many Trust colleagues hold Lancaster University honorary academic titles, reflecting the depth of multi-disciplinary engagement in research and education. Additionally, nursing, social work and allied health professionals in the Trust contribute to the university's teaching and research programmes. Many of these colleagues supported the successful bid for a Mental Health Research Group award to Lancaster University from the NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research). Together, the two organisations are looking forward to an ongoing partnership focused on contributing to the health and wellbeing of the region’s population, sharing a commitment to continuous improvement in healthcare, and delivering the transformation required to achieve the goals of the NHS 10 Year Health Plan. Recognition as a Teaching Trust reflects the work in research, education, innovation and engagement already carried out, particularly across five shared priorities: digital health, health inequalities, mental health, ageing, and children and young people. Read more about our Teaching Trust status and partnerships on our website: https://lnkd.in/eaHsuBqp