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Within the West Yorkshire Major Trauma Network there are 5 Trauma Units which are situated at
The Trauma Units are able to receive patients with moderate trauma. They may also receive patients with major trauma if the ambulance crew are concerned that the patient requires immediate and life-saving interventions or if the distance to the Major Trauma Centre is greater than 60 minutes. |
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Airedale Hospital is located in Airedale and covers a population of over 200,000 people from a widespread area covering 700 square miles within Yorkshire and Lancashire – stretching as far as the Yorkshire Dales and the National Park in North Yorkshire, reaching areas of North Bradford and Guiseley in West Yorkshire and extending into Colne and Pendle in the East of Lancashire.
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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Bradford Royal Infirmary is responsible for providing hospital services for the people of Bradford and communities across Yorkshire. We serve a core population of around 500,000 people and provide specialist services for some 1.1 million.
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Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Harrogate District Hospital is based in the spa town of Harrogate and serves a population of approximately 720,000.
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Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
The Trauma Unit is based at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. The trust serves two populations; Greater Huddersfield which has a population of 248,000 people and Calderdale with a population of 205,300 people.
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Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust
Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, is the main centre for people who are seriously ill. It is a designated Trauma Unit, where urgent and emergency surgery is carried out and has a helicopter landing site close to the Emergency Department.
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