Writtle University College and ARU have merged. Writtle’s full range of college, degree, postgraduate and short courses will still be delivered on the Writtle campus. See our guide to finding Writtle information on this site.

Partners

ARCTU has eight NHS partner Trusts.

Basildon & Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust primarily serves a population of 405,000 in south-west Essex covering Basildon and Thurrock, together with parts of Brentwood and Castle Point.

The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre is also part of the Trust, providing a full range of tertiary cardiothoracic services for the whole county and further afield.

East & North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (QEII & Lister Hospitals)

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust comprises of four hospital sites; Hertford County hospital, Hertford; The Lister hospital, Stevenage; Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood; and The QEII hospital, Welwyn Garden City.

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Hinchingbrooke Hospital is a district general hospital providing health care for the people of Huntingdonshire and surrounding areas. More than 160,000 people rely on the hospital for a range of services.

Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust

Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute and community based services to a local population of approximately 380,000.

It also provides regional upper gastrointestinal (upper GI) surgical services, a national profile plastics service and regional head and neck services, in addition to a supra regional burns service (St Andrew's centre for plastic surgery and burns).

Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides acute services from its main Prittlewell Chase site and at outlying satellite clinics across the region. With nearly 700 inpatient beds, alongside its outpatient services, the Trust serves a local population of 338,800.

They provide a comprehensive range of acute services including acute medical and surgical specialties, general medicine, general surgery, orthopaedics, ear, nose and throat, ophthalmology, cancer treatments, renal dialysis, obstetrics and gynaecology and children's services.

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is located in Harlow, Essex and is a 489 bedded District General Hospital providing a comprehensive range of safe and reliable acute and specialist services to a local population of 258,000 people.

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust (Watford Hospitals)

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.