The Leicester Royal Infirmary is a part of
the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL).
University
Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is one of the largest
and
busiest teaching
Trusts in England,
employing
over 11,000 staff and providing services
to nearly a million people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
It has an annual income of £460 million.
The hospital
has over 1100 beds and over 5300 staff and provides
the only Accident & Emergency
service within the University Hospitals of Leicester Trust.
Leicester Royal Infirmary is a large city centre teaching hospital with strong
links to Leicester University and Leicester University Medical School. There
are also links to other academic institutions including those for nursing
and midwifery.