About SWFT
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) provides the hospital services to South Warwickshire.
We also deliver out-of-hospital community services to the whole of Warwickshire serving a population of more than half a million from various clinics.
The Trust provides a range of healthcare services to around half a million people in Warwickshire. Children’s, young people’s and family services are also delivered throughout Coventry and Solihull. At 31 March 2025, the Trust employed 6,206 members of staff to serve these communities.
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) provides the hospital services to South Warwickshire from four hospitals:
Warwick Hospital
As the Trust’s largest site, the majority of the Trust’s acute services are provided at Warwick Hospital. This includes elective (inpatient, outpatient and day case), emergency (A&E, emergency operating), diagnostic (for example, radiology, endoscopy, audiology) and pathology, amongst a range of other services. Intensive care, cancer care and coronary care are all delivered in dedicated units and surgical procedures are carried out in main and day theatres. Warwick Hospital also has a labour ward, Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) and midwifery-led birthing unit called the Bluebell Birth Centre, to offer maternity support to women and families.
Stratford Hospital
Stratford Hospital is a community outpatient hospital, consisting of two buildings and a ward with 25 beds. Building One houses a dedicated Eye Unit, The Rigby Cancer Unit and Radiology with X-ray, MRI and CT services.
Stratford Hospital is also home to the South Warwickshire Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC). The CDC enhances our Radiology Services by offering MRI, CT, ultrasound, X-ray, and mammography under one roof, the centre is helping to reduce hospital pressures and cut waiting times. It gives our patients quicker access in a calmer, more convenient setting.
Diagnostic services went live in June 2025, following a phased timeline, all services became fully operational on Monday 14 July 2025. The ground floor of Stratford Hospital is also home to The Grafton Suite, Pharmacy and the Health and Wellbeing Information Centre which includes Cafe Lomas.
Building Two is our main Outpatients building with services that include, Phlebotomy, Physiotherapy, Rheumatology and the Minor Injuries Unit. District Nurses are also located here.
Leamington Spa Hospital
The site supports a number of divisions hosting inpatient, outpatient, community and information technology services. Campion Ward delivers a community hospital service supporting community referrals from GPs and community trusts for end-of-life care and rehabilitation needs, where consultant-led treatment in a community bed is required. Specialist neuro rehabilitation is provided to patients with acquired brain injuries (ABI) and stroke rehabilitation, at the Central England Rehabilitation Unit (CERU), which is also located at the premises. CERU, a national centre of excellence, delivers ABI services across Allsopp and Chadwick Wards, stroke rehabilitation is delivered across the Feldon Ward as part of the Integrated Care System (ICS) stroke pathway. CERU hosts four outpatient services – specialist neuro rehabilitation, spasticity toxin services, the community neuro rehabilitation team (specialising in multiple sclerosis pathways of care) and a multidisciplinary complex neuro rehabilitation team (supporting the local community and regional major trauma pathway). The Trust’s integrated musculoskeletal service is also based at Leamington Spa Hospital.
Ellen Badger Hospital
After significant investment, Ellen Badger Hospital has been redeveloped and re-opened June 2025.
The new state of the art building has three floors which will be home to the following:
Ground floor
This is a dedicated wellbeing space for community partners to deliver services and activities aligned to supporting the prevention agenda. SWFT work closely with the Stour Health and Wellbeing Partnership to deliver a range of activities.
First floor
Outpatients suite and treatment rooms for clinical activities. Services delivered from Ellen Badger will continue to expand; currently, the following clinics are operating:
- Specialist Parkinson’s clinics
- Physiotherapy
- Heart Failure Nurses
- Bowel and Bladder Specialist services (BABSS)
- Catheter Clinics
- Admiral Dementia Nurses
- Community Midwifery
- Speech and Language Therapy
Shipston Medical Centre, through a long-term lease, also deliver permanent GP spaces in 11 consultation rooms This co-location with community services strengthens integrated healthcare.
Second floor
This is shared spaces for community nursing teams, alongside Shipston Home Nursing teams to support the co-location of teams to support partnership working.
We also deliver out-of-hospital community services to the whole of Warwickshire serving a population of more than half a million from various clinics.
SWFT Charity
The Trust’s Charity, SWFT Charity, exists to enhance the care, treatment and facilities of patients, families and visitors to the Trust, as well as investing in staff training. Through charitable giving and fundraising, the Charity aims to provide valuable support above and beyond that provided by NHS core funding.
Our vision is ‘Helping people to live healthier, happier lives’.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do
Developed by our staff, for all our staff, our values define what matters most to us and guide us in delivering outstanding patient care. They continue to shape the future we strive to create while fostering a positive experience for both staff and patients across the Trust.
By embedding our values into our culture, we champion inclusion and diversity, ensuring that everyone feels empowered to voice concerns and contribute ideas that enhance patient care. We support one another in all that we do, strengthening a culture of kindness, respect, and collaboration for all.
To bring our values to life, the Trust co-created a Behaviours Framework in partnership with our staff. This framework outlines the attitudes and actions we expect from each other, reinforcing our shared commitment to the Trust’s values. It serves as a foundation for excellence at every level, supporting the delivery of our objectives, values, and a thriving workplace culture.
