Private company

Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS hospital trust

Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was an NHS foundation trust which ran Worthing Hospital, Southlands Hospital in Shoreham-by-Sea and St Richard's Hospital in Chichester, West Sussex, England and served a population of around 450,000 people across a catchment area covering most of West Sussex. It was formed through a merger in 2009 and started with a substantial inherited deficit, mortality issues and poor performance.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Worthing Hospital, West Sussex
Photo: WSHFT Communications, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was an NHS foundation trust which ran Worthing Hospital, Southlands Hospital in Shoreham-by-Sea and St Richard's Hospital in Chichester, West Sussex, England and served a population of around 450,000 people across a catchment area covering most of West Sussex. It was formed through a merger in 2009 and started with a substantial inherited deficit, mortality issues and poor performance.2

Corporate structure

Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits at the top of its group. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    • Southlands Hospital Subsidiary · Shoreham-by-Sea, United Kingdom
    • St Richard's Hospital Subsidiary · Chichester, United Kingdom
    • Worthing Hospital Subsidiary · Worthing, 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.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Southlands Hospital
  • St Richard's Hospital
  • Worthing Hospital

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust1