Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

What Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust does

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTH) is an NHS Foundation Trust and public benefit corporation delivering acute healthcare across South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire. Established as an NHS Foundation Trust in 2013, with roots tracing to the Doncaster Dispensary of 1792, DBTH operates three main hospital sites — Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Bassetlaw Hospital, and Montagu Hospital — plus community locations including Retford Hospital, Devonshire House, and the Mexborough Elective Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence (MEOC). It serves a population of more than 440,000 people, employs over 7,300 colleagues, and handles more than 200,000 emergency attendances annually. DBTH is one of only five teaching hospitals in Yorkshire, training 25% of regional medical students and 30% of other healthcare professional students.

The Trust's service portfolio spans emergency care, maternity, cancer, surgery, diagnostics, rehabilitation, and specialist ophthalmology. Notable clinical technology includes Rapid CTP AI for stroke imaging (extending treatment windows to 24 hours), robotic surgery at DRI, an automated inpatient pharmacy dispensing system, OCT-based diabetic eye screening, robotic-assisted therapy in the Phoenix Therapy Suite, and RITA reminiscence therapy devices. A £19 million Critical Care build-out at DRI is in progress, alongside a solar infrastructure programme (£217,000 of Great British Energy funding) and NHS App-based appointment notifications. Underlying integration with NHS App, NHS 111, and GP referral pathways anchors the digital front door.

DBTH's revenue model is government funding through NHS England commissioning routed via the South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Systems, with services provided free at the point of use under the UK NHS model. There is no commercial revenue stream; ancillary income derives from parking charges and charitable fundraising through DBTH Charity. GTM motion is effectively NHS-mandated: patients access services via GP referral, emergency walk-in, NHS 111 signposting, and self-referral for selected services. The Trust reports to a Council of Governors and is regulated by NHS England and the Care Quality Commission, with a recent Section 29A Warning Notice on the Emergency Department driving mandated operational improvements.

Name

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Legal name

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Website

https://dbth.nhs.uk

Company type

Public

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS acute and teaching hospital Trust operating three main hospital sites in South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire, serving 440,000+ residents with emergency, elective, maternity, cancer, and rehabilitation services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Acute Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

Keywords

• Acute hospital services
• Emergency healthcare
• Teaching hospital
• NHS clinical training
• Rehabilitation services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. NHS Core Funding: As an NHS Foundation Trust, the organization receives government funding through NHS commissioning for healthcare services delivered to the population. Services are free at point of use under the UK NHS model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a publicly funded NHS acute hospital Trust delivering emergency, secondary, and specialist healthcare services across Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Bassetlaw Hospital, and Montagu Hospital in South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire. Services include 24/7 Emergency Department care, maternity, cancer, surgical (including robotic-assisted), stroke, audiology, diabetic eye screening, pharmacy, palliative, and rehabilitation services for a catchment population of over 440,000, supplemented by clinical training and research as a designated teaching hospital.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Department and Urgent Care 24/7 Emergency Department at Doncaster Royal Infirmary plus the Montagu Hospital Minor Injuries Unit (9am-9pm daily) delivering urgent and emergency NHS care to patients across South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire, handling 200,000+ emergency attendances annually.
• Maternity Services NHS maternity services delivered at Doncaster Royal Infirmary's Women's and Children's Hospital, providing antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care led by the Director of Midwifery for women in the Trust's catchment area.
• Cancer Services Specialist NHS cancer services delivered by DBTH across its main hospital sites for patients across South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire.
• Stroke and Hyper-Acute Stroke Care Hyper Acute Stroke Unit at Doncaster Royal Infirmary providing AI-assisted stroke imaging (Rapid CTP) and specialist stroke treatment, extending the stroke treatment window from 4.5 hours to up to 24 hours.
• Elective Orthopaedic Surgery (MEOC) Mexborough Elective Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence (MEOC) at Montagu Hospital delivering planned (elective) orthopaedic surgery, accredited under a National Quality Assessment Scheme for high-quality surgical care.
• Robotic-Assisted Surgery Surgical services using the 'Robi' surgical robot at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, enabling more precise minimally invasive procedures and transforming surgical delivery for NHS patients at DBTH.
• Diabetic Eye Screening Programme Diabetic Eye Screening Programme at Bassetlaw Hospital providing Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) scanning alongside retinal imaging and slit-lamp examinations for diabetic retinopathy detection.
• Audiology Services NHS audiology service for adult and paediatric patients at DBTH, delivering hearing assessments and hearing-aid fittings with most new patients seen within 6 weeks and fittings within 8 weeks of diagnosis.
• Phoenix Therapy Suite Rehabilitation State-of-the-art rehabilitation service at Montagu Hospital featuring robotic therapy devices that support patients in regaining movement, balance, and cognitive function, acting as a 'therapy multiplier' for intensive rehabilitation programmes.
• Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care Specialist palliative and end of life care nursing services for patients with life-limiting conditions, led by the Lead Nurse for Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care Services at DBTH.
• Community Diagnostic Centre Community-based diagnostic services at Montagu Hospital providing testing and imaging closer to home, reducing the need for hospital visits for diagnostic procedures.
• Same Day Health Centre and Acute Respiratory Infection Hub Same Day Health Centre and Acute Respiratory Infection Hub located at Devonshire House, Doncaster, providing same-day acute care for local residents.
• Clinical Education and Training Placements Clinical training placements for medical students and other healthcare professional students at one of only five teaching hospitals in Yorkshire, training 25% of all regional medical students and 30% of all other healthcare professional students.
• DBTH Charity Fundraising Services Charitable fundraising, donation and grant programmes run by DBTH Charity to support NHS services, staff wellbeing and patient experience at the Trust.

Quantifiable outcome

• Stroke treatment window extended from 4.5 hours to 24 hours with Rapid CTP AI imaging
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered secondary, core and minor.

• AccessAblesecondaryTechnology or Integration · 20 June 2026Accessibility information provider featured at the Patient Engagement and Experience Event, offering inclusive communication tools and demonstrations for patients with disabilities.
• CardMedicsecondaryTechnology or Integration · 20 June 2026Inclusive communication app demonstrated at patient engagement events to support patients, carers and families with accessible healthcare information.
• Language EmpiresecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 June 2026Language services provider participating in patient engagement events and recruiting paid interpreters, offering information about interpreter roles and training opportunities.
• Doncaster Integrated Care BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2026ICB leadership including Anthony Fitzgerald, Place Director, engaged in Audiology Action Day and ongoing quarterly audiology meetings to drive service improvements.
• Primary Care DoncastersecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2026Primary care organization led by Michael Shaw, CEO, involved in Audiology Action Day and collaborative efforts to improve hearing health services.
• Healthwatch DoncastersecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 April 2026Community advocacy organization that delivered the Audiology Action Day in partnership with DBTH, bringing together 160+ local residents for hearing health engagement, repairs, and service feedback.
• South Yorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDBTH participates as a key provider within the South Yorkshire ICS, coordinating healthcare delivery across the region alongside other NHS trusts, primary care, and local authority partners.
• Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System (ICS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDBTH participates in the Nottinghamshire ICS for services delivered in the Bassetlaw area, coordinating with local health and care partners.
• Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerRDaSH provides community services referenced in GP Hub including two-hour Urgent Community Response accessible through single point of contact (03000 218996 or 0800 8048999).
• Darwin GroupsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing decant facilities to support DBTH's capital development projects, participating in community litter pick environmental initiative.
• Rapid Relief TeamminorOthersProvided refreshments to volunteers during DBTH's community litter pick event supporting cleaner hospital environments.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: One of the other four teaching hospitals in Yorkshire, operating multiple acute hospital sites in South Yorkshire with a similar teaching, research, and specialist-care mandate. Closest regional peer to DBTH by both geography and teaching status.
• Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust: Large multi-site teaching NHS trust covering Nottinghamshire, overlapping with DBTH's Bassetlaw catchment. Comparable scale, teaching status, and acute service mix including ED, maternity, cancer, and specialist surgery.
• Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: One of the largest teaching hospital trusts in Yorkshire, providing a comparable portfolio of acute, specialist, and teaching services. Operates as a regional tertiary centre alongside its district general hospital functions.
• Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: Teaching hospital trust in the Yorkshire/Humber region with similar multi-site acute delivery, training, and research profile. Comparable structure as an NHS trust combining district and teaching functions.
• Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust: Recently designated teaching trust operating across multiple sites in West Yorkshire. Directly comparable to DBTH as a multi-site acute trust with newly acquired teaching status serving a similar regional population.
• York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Teaching NHS trust providing acute hospital services across multiple sites in North Yorkshire. Similar multi-site acute model with teaching, research, and district general hospital responsibilities.

Regional players

• The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust: Acute NHS trust serving neighbouring South Yorkshire population. Smaller and non-teaching compared to DBTH but operates a comparable general acute service model within the same ICS.
• Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Smaller acute NHS trust adjacent to DBTH in South Yorkshire. Comparable single-site acute model but with a smaller catchment and no teaching hospital designation.
• Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Acute NHS trust operating multiple hospital sites across mid-Nottinghamshire. Similar multi-site model to DBTH and partially overlapping Nottinghamshire ICS footprint.
• Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Acute NHS trust serving a neighbouring population in Derbyshire with a single main site. Comparable district general hospital scale and service mix to one of DBTH's individual sites.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DBH_NHSFT
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCO6HnkDCBciqT-oXS5dpFGg?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/DBHNHS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/doncaster-and-bassetlaw-teaching-hospitals
• Instagraminstagram.com/dbth_nhs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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