South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Sarah Lockhart is currently the Physiotherapy - Governance and Quality Improvement Lead at South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust since September 2021. Prior to this role, Sarah served as a Team Lead Physiotherapist in Orthopaedics at the NHS from March 2017 to September 2021. From April 2012 to March 2017, Sarah worked as a Physiotherapy Manager and held various senior physiotherapist positions at King Edward VII's Hospital. Their career began as a Physiotherapist at NHS Lothian from March 2009 to April 2012. Sarah obtained a Master of Science in Physiotherapy from the University of Essex in 2010 and a BSc (Hons) in Sports Science and Physiology from the University of Glasgow in 2006.
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
The South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust was established on 1st April 2007 and is one of 5 Trusts in total within Northern Ireland. The Trust is an integrated organisation, incorporating acute hospital services, community health and social services and serves a population of approx 345,000 people with a budget of almost £500 million. The Trust covers the local government districts of Ards, North Down, Down and Lisburn. The main hospital bases are: Ards Community Hospital, Bangor Community Hospital, Downe Hospital, Downshire Hospital, Lagan Valley Hospital and the Ulster Hospital. Community bases are located in many local towns and villages from Moira in the West to Portaferry in the East and from Bangor in the North to Newcastle in the South. Alongside our commitment to delivering safe, timely, high quality and cost-effective care, our Trust has a higher purpose – to improve health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities by using our size as a force for good and working in partnerships with other organisations such as those responsible for housing and education.