Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

What Stockport NHS Foundation Trust does

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a publicly funded UK NHS Foundation Trust operating as an autonomous public benefit corporation under the Department of Health and Social Care. It runs Stepping Hill Hospital in Hazel Grove as its main acute facility and a network of approximately 24 community clinics across Stockport, East Cheshire, and the High Peak. Service lines span 24/7 emergency and urgent care, planned inpatient and outpatient care, maternity, diagnostics (pathology and radiology), community health, and increasingly home-based care delivered through the Hospital at Home initiative launched in March 2026. Patient-facing initiatives include the Self-Request Chest X-Ray Service for early lung cancer detection and the forthcoming Macmillan Cancer Support Centre scheduled to open in July 2026.

The Trust's digital infrastructure is anchored on two recently implemented platforms: the Altera Digital Health Electronic Patient Record (EPR), awarded under a 10-year contract in March 2026 jointly with Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust to consolidate multiple siloed health IT systems into a single real-time record across Greater Manchester; and the Clinisys Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), which completed blood-sciences go-live in May 2026 after microbiology and cellular pathology rollouts, replacing a legacy platform dating to 1992 and processing over 9.5 million tests annually. Supporting technology layers include Healthcare Communications for outpatient SMS/digital appointment letters integrated with the NHS App, My Green Lab-certified sustainable laboratory operations, and the Sippi cashless parking application.

The Trust's revenue model is the standard NHS Foundation Trust funding envelope: publicly allocated budgets from NHS England via the Department of Health and Social Care, with services free at the point of use. There are no disclosed commercial revenue figures. Recent capital deployment includes the £34 million Emergency & Urgent Care Campus completed in May 2025, Changing Places accessibility facilities funded largely through charity and contractor partnerships, and the new Macmillan centre. Governance is via NHS Foundation Trust regulatory oversight (CQC) supplemented by a network of strategic alliances including the Greater Manchester Pathology Network (covering an estimated 2.8 million population), the South East Sector Health Care Partnership with Tameside and Glossop, and cross-sector research collaborations with NIHR, Stockport County Community Trust, and Macmillan Cancer Support.

Name

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Legal name

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Website

https://stockport.nhs.uk

Company type

Public

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a publicly funded UK NHS Trust operating Stepping Hill Hospital and 24 community clinics across Stockport, East Cheshire, and the High Peak, delivering emergency, planned, community, and home-based healthcare services to the local population.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital Healthcare Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

Keywords

• Acute hospital services
• Community health services
• Emergency and urgent care
• Pathology laboratory services
• Patient outpatient services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hazel Grove

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust delivers publicly funded hospital and community healthcare services across Stockport, East Cheshire, and the High Peak from Stepping Hill Hospital and a network of 24 community clinics. Its core offering spans 24/7 emergency and urgent care, inpatient and outpatient care, diagnostics (pathology, radiology), maternity, planned procedures, community-based care, Hospital at Home remote monitoring, and a drop-in chest X-ray screening service for lung cancer.

Product overview

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust operates a platform-based healthcare delivery model centered around Stepping Hill Hospital as the main acute facility, supplemented by approximately 24 community health clinics across Stockport, East Cheshire, and the High Peak. The Trust's digital health infrastructure includes the Altera EPR Platform for unified electronic patient records, and the Clinisys LIMS for laboratory information management across blood sciences, microbiology, and cellular pathology. Patient-facing services include the Hospital at Home remote monitoring initiative, a Self-Request Chest X-Ray Service for lung cancer screening, and an upcoming Macmillan Cancer Support Centre. The Trust also provides specialized facilities like Changing Places accessibility rooms and operates Radio Starlion hospital radio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stepping Hill Hospital Acute hospital providing emergency, inpatient, outpatient, and community healthcare services across Stockport, East Cheshire, and the High Peak area, free at the point of use to UK residents.
• Community Health Services Community-based healthcare facilities including health centres and clinics across Stockport, delivering outpatient and primary care services closer to patients' homes.
• Emergency Department (A&E) 24/7 emergency department providing immediate care for life-threatening conditions, urgent care for less severe injuries, and diagnostic services including X-rays, CT scans, and laboratory services.
• Hospital at Home Hospital at Home initiative using remote monitoring technology to enable patients to receive NHS hospital-level care in their own homes, supported by community-based care teams.
• Stockport Self-Request Chest X-Ray Service Drop-in chest X-ray service allowing adults aged 40 and over with lung-related symptoms for more than three weeks (cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, fatigue, weight loss or appetite loss) to receive X-rays without a GP referral for early lung cancer detection.
• Macmillan Cancer Support Centre Purpose-built cancer support centre at Stepping Hill Hospital offering personalised support, advice and guidance for people affected by cancer, with information resources, access to local services, and an on-site team.
• Changing Places Facilities Specialist changing and toilet facilities for disabled patients and visitors, including a height-adjustable changing bench, tracking hoist system, and adequate space for the disabled person and up to two personal assistants.
• Radio Starlion Hospital radio station broadcasting music programmes, news, information, features and sport to patients on wards at Stepping Hill Hospital, available 24/7 via bedside entertainment systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 9.5 million pathology tests processed annually through new LIMS system
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tilbury DouglascoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 July 2026Building contractor delivering capital projects including the £34m Emergency & Urgent Care Campus and Changing Places facilities. Tilbury Douglas led construction of 3,900m² of emergency care space and provided majority of funding and labour for Changing Places accessible facilities.
• Greater Manchester Pathology NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the largest pathology networks in England serving estimated 2.8 million people. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust joined with Bolton NHS Trust, Tameside and Glossop Integrated Services, and Northern Care Alliance in implementing new Clinisys LIMS system.
• Altera Digital HealthcoreTechnology or IntegrationAwarded 10-year contract to implement Electronic Patient Record platform across Greater Manchester. Contract consolidates multiple siloed health IT systems into single real-time patient information system, projected to support care for more than 10 million patients across the UK.
• ClinisyscoreTechnology or IntegrationLaboratory Information Management System (LIMS) provider for pathology department. New system replaces legacy platform in place since 1992 and enables greater integration with other systems for faster test result processing.
• Greater Manchester Cancer AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting drop-in chest x-ray service for early lung cancer detection. Service follows successful pilot in Bury, Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale where more than 4,200 people received chest X-rays.
• Macmillan Cancer SupportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to open Macmillan Cancer Support Centre at Stepping Hill Hospital. Centre will provide personalised support, advice and guidance for people affected by cancer, with range of information resources and on-site team.
• ArcadisminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitectural firm designing the Macmillan Cancer Support Centre. Designed to provide welcoming, calming and supportive environment with natural light and elements inspired by nature.
• Stockport NHS CharitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable arm of the Trust providing additional funding for projects including Changing Places facilities, neonatal incubator appeal, therapy gardens, and training equipment. Supports staff, patients and visitors.
• O'Neil and Partners, Wallace Whittle, C4 Architects, Alan Johnston Partnership Ltd, JPR Asbestos Services, A Copeland Group Ltd, Meel GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsultant and contractor partners who donated to Changing Places facility project at Stepping Hill Hospital.
• Life LeisurecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting exercise as a key tool in patient recovery through Active Hospitals initiative. Life Leisure provides support to help patients engage in physical activity during hospital stays and recovery.
• Stockport County Community TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership with NIHR and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust to launch health research project. Collaboration aims to engage local community in health research activities.
• NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICBminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing discussions regarding outpatient service delivery to residents of Buxton. Joint partnership between ICB, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and NHS England for service sustainability.
• Healthcare CommunicationscoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party supplier providing outpatient clinic reminder services via SMS/text, digital appointment letters with secure PIN access, and patient portal integration with NHS App.
• South East Sector Health Care PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal collaboration between Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust for acute medical services coordination.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Altera Digital Health: Vendor partner awarded 10-year EPR contract — relevant peer as the strategic technology partner shaping Stockport's digital trajectory, rather than a competitor.

Direct peers

• Bolton NHS Foundation Trust: Neighbouring Greater Manchester Foundation Trust; partner in the Greater Manchester Pathology Network Clinisys LIMS rollout alongside Stockport — directly comparable size, geography, and digital pathology infrastructure.
• Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Neighbouring Cheshire Foundation Trust operating Leighton Hospital and community services; directly comparable patient mix, scale, and trajectory of digital/improvement programmes.
• Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (part of Northern Care Alliance): Teaching hospital Trust and NCA member located in Greater Manchester; comparable on digital transformation maturity, EPR strategy and integrated care delivery.
• East Cheshire NHS Trust: Smaller NHS Trust serving East Cheshire — directly borders Stockport's catchment area (with High Peak overlap) and shares cross-border patient flows; comparable acute/community model at slightly smaller scale.
• Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust: Neighbouring NHS Foundation Trust of broadly comparable scale serving Tameside and Glossop; formal South East Sector Health Care Partnership partner and joint recipient of the Altera EPR contract with Stockport — directly comparable acute/community Trust peer.
• Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (now part of Northern Care Alliance): Historical peer in the Greater Manchester Pathology Network and broader GM acute landscape; provides relevant comparator on integrated pathology and acute service delivery.
• Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust: Larger NHS Foundation Trust formed from Salford Royal and Pennine Acute; Greater Manchester Pathology Network partner alongside Stockport — directly comparable acute provider with overlapping digital pathology and partnership footprint.
• Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Cheshire-adjacent teaching Trust serving a similar urban/semi-urban footprint; comparable scope of services, EPR modernisation stage, and Greater Manchester/North West digital health ecosystem participation.

Broad incumbents

• Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust: Largest NHS Trust in Greater Manchester; operates multiple acute and specialist hospitals across Manchester — comparable regional acute provider with significantly larger scale and broader specialty mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/stockportnhs
• Facebookfacebook.com/StockportNHS
• Instagraminstagram.com/stockportnhs
• Xx.com/StockportNHS

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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