Tameside General Hospital
Tameside General Hospital is situated eight miles to the east of Manchester and serves a population of approximately 250,000. The hospital provides all the specialties associated with a District General Hospital, with the exception of Mental Health Services, which form part of the Pennine Care NHS Trust. Read more about the trust.
Feeling Peaky?
See the Tameside and Glossop PCT website for more information
Compliance Statements
MRSA Screening
In line with Department of Health requirements, Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is implementing an MRSA screening policy for patients admitted electively (i.e on a planned basis) to Tameside General Hospital. Further details of the Trust's MRSA Policy can be found on our website. From April 1st, screening swabs will be taken on or prior to admission in either pre admission clinics or in the Out Patient Department. The Trust already screens all patients admitted to the hospital as emergencies.
Core Standards
In line with the requirements of the Care Quality Commission we have published our Annual Health Check declaration for 2008/2009.
Christine Green, Chief Executive
Flu Statement
The Board of Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has discussed the hospital plan for the management of pandemic ‘flu. The plan is consistent with all current guidance, including Surge Guidance and Human Resources Guidance.
Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,
24 September, 2009.
News and Press
- 28/01/2010 - Winners!
- 28/01/2010 - Excellence in Care
- 25/01/2010 - Link bridge in place
- 15/01/2010 - BOAT Nomination
- 14/01/2010 - Tameside Hospital sparks life in Dukinfield
Foundation Trust
Are you interested in the future of your hospital? Would you like to receive news updates on its latest developments? Would you like a say in how your hospital is run? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then fill in the online application form
Health Investment in Tameside (HIT)
Want to see what the new hospital will look like?. The relaunched site is full of useful information about the HIT Project including project updates, plans of the new building, up to date project information and images of what the hospital site will look like in 2011.
Dignity in Care
Everyone at Tameside Hospital has an absolute commitment to the delivery of high quality services for our patients, and for their right to be treated with dignity and respect. Please visit our Dignity in Care page to read more about our statement of what people can expect from a service that respects dignity. Each area in the hospital has a "Dignity in Care Champion" and you are invited to raise any concerns, suggestions or compliments about dignity in care with your Champion.
Health Care Top 100 Awards
Tameside Hospital has been named the 26th best healthcare employer in the prestigious Healthcare 100 Awards, run by the Health Service Journal, the Nursing Times and sponsored by NHS Employers.
Swine Fever Advice
Symptoms of swine influenza are similar to those of seasonal influenza, usually a feverish illness accompanied by one or more or more of cough, sore throat, headache and muscle aches. For most people this illness appears to be mild. Infection with this virus is treatable with the anti-viral drugs oseltamivir (Tamiflu®) and zamanivir (Relenza®).
