The HSC is the publicly funded healthcare system in Northern Ireland and part of the overall national health service in the United Kingdom. There are a total of 6 Health and Social Care (HSC) Trusts in Northern Ireland.

5 HSC Trusts provide integrated health and social care services to the community across Northern Ireland: Belfast HSC Trust, South Eastern HSC Trust, Western HSC Trust, Southern HSC Trust and Northern HSC Trust.

The sixth Trust is the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, which operates a single Northern Ireland wide service responding to medical emergencies and people in need.