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East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Logo: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

NHS hospital trust in England

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest hospital trusts in England. It runs the Kent and Canterbury Hospital (Canterbury), William Harvey Hospital (Ashford), Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital (Margate), Buckland Hospital (Dover), and the Royal Victoria Hospital (Folkestone) – and some outpatient facilities in the East Kent and Medway areas in England. It serves a local population of around 759,000 people.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest hospital trusts in England. It runs the Kent and Canterbury Hospital (Canterbury), William Harvey Hospital (Ashford), Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital (Margate), Buckland Hospital (Dover), and the Royal Victoria Hospital (Folkestone) – and some outpatient facilities in the East Kent and Medway areas in England.2

Corporate structure

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust sits at the top of its group. 6 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
    • Buckland Hospital Subsidiary · Dover, United Kingdom
    • Kent and Canterbury Hospital Subsidiary · Canterbury, United Kingdom
    • Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital Subsidiary · Margate, United Kingdom
    • Royal Victoria Hospital, Folkestone Subsidiary · Folkestone, United Kingdom
    • William Harvey Hospital Subsidiary · Ashford, United Kingdom

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust was established on 1 April 1999, following the merger of three acute trusts in East Kent - The Kent and Canterbury Hospitals NHS Trust, The South Kent Hospitals NHS Trust and the Thanet Healthcare NHS Trust. The Trust was designated a University Hospital Trust on 1 August 2008, highlighting its commitment to training doctors, especially undergraduate medical students. The Trust achieved NHS foundation trust status on 1 March 2009.

From Wikipedia’s article on East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Buckland Hospital
  • Kent and Canterbury Hospital
  • Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital
  • Royal Victoria Hospital, Folkestone
  • William Harvey Hospital

From Wikidata.1

Sources

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