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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (HWHCT) is a publicly funded NHS Trust formed in 2022 via the merger of Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust with Herefordshire's community and mental health provider functions. Headquartered in Worcester, United Kingdom, the Trust serves as the lead provider of mental health and learning disability services for all ages across the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care System, while also delivering community hospital care, minor injury units, physiotherapy and musculoskeletal (MSK) services, children's therapy (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language), community dental services, integrated sexual health, and public health nursing. It operates through five Service Delivery Units (Integrated Community Services, Countywide Community Care, Primary Care and Community Mental Health Services, Specialist Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, and Children/Young People/Families) and is governed by a Board chaired by Biraj Parmar with Ellen Rule appointed Chief Executive in May 2025.\n\nOn the technology side, the Trust runs on standard NHS digital infrastructure, anchored by the Connecting Care Record — an integrated electronic patient record enabling secure information sharing across care settings — alongside the Clinical Research Interactive Search (CRIS) database for research. Adjacent technology initiatives include AI tools applied to heart failure management (machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing for risk prediction and early diagnosis) and a dedicated Director of Patient Experience, Digital and Innovation function, though the Trust is fundamentally a service-delivery organisation rather than a software vendor. Headcount is reported in the 1,001–5,000 range.\n\nThe business model is public-sector block funding rather than commercial revenue: the Trust is commissioned by the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB), funded through NHS England allocations derived from UK taxation and National Insurance, and delivers services free at the point of use under statutory NHS frameworks. There are no shareholders, no private equity exposure, and no meaningful commercial pricing — the unit of "revenue" is effectively the annual operating allocation from the ICB and NHS England, supplemented by targeted grants (e.g., £47.8 million awarded for clinical trials infrastructure upgrades). Patient-facing revenue streams (prescription charges, dental fees, overseas visitor charges) are negligible at Trust level.

Name

NHS

Legal name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Website

https://hacw.nhs.uk

Company type

Public

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is a publicly funded UK NHS Trust delivering mental health, learning disability, community hospital, physiotherapy, dental, sexual health, and public health nursing services across the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care System.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Safety-Net & Public Hospitals (HLAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

Keywords

• Public healthcare services
• Mental health services
• Community hospital care
• Community nursing services
• Sexual health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Worcester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. NHS Public Healthcare Services: Publicly funded healthcare services provided free at point of use, funded through UK taxation and National Insurance contributions

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is a publicly funded NHS Trust that delivers integrated community-based healthcare services across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. It serves as the lead provider of mental health and learning disability services for all ages, while also operating community hospitals, minor injury units, physiotherapy and musculoskeletal services, children's therapy (including speech and language therapy), dental services, sexual health services, and public health nursing. Services are provided free at the point of use and funded through UK government NHS allocations.

Product overview

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust provides a comprehensive portfolio of integrated healthcare services across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The Trust serves as the lead provider of mental health and learning disability services for all ages, while also delivering extensive community-based services including community hospitals with minor injury units, physiotherapy and musculoskeletal services, children's therapy services (including speech and language therapy), dental services, sexual health services, and public health nursing. The Trust operates through five Service Delivery Units: Integrated Community Services (featuring Neighbourhood Teams, OT Mobile Assessment Unit, and MSK services), Countywide Community Care, Primary Care and Community Mental Health Services, Specialist Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, and Children/Young People/Families. Services are designed to provide coordinated, person-centred care with a focus on keeping people well at home and reducing hospital admissions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mental Health Support for Adults Mental health services for adults including inpatient wards (Hadley Ward PICU, Holt Ward, Keith Winter House, New Haven, Cromwell House, Tudor Lodge, Oak House, Stonebow Unit) and community mental health services for individuals experiencing mental health distress.
• Mental Health Support for Children (CAMHS) Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services including CAMHS PLUS, Anchor emotional health and wellbeing, Specialist CAMHS (Tier 3), Child and Adolescent Eating Disorder Service, Youth Justice Service, and CAMHS Learning Disability service.
• Community Hospitals and Minor Injury Units Community hospitals (Evesham, Malvern, Pershore, Tenbury, Princess of Wales) providing inpatient, outpatient, and minor injury unit services for rehabilitation, medical, and palliative care for patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
• Physiotherapy and Musculoskeletal (MSK) Services Community MSK service including mainstream physiotherapy services, Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapy and Podiatry Service (APPS), Functional Restoration Programme, and Worcester Imaging Centre for patients with back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, and other joint conditions.
• Children's Therapy Hub Integrated therapy services for children including Children's Physiotherapy, Children's Occupational Therapy, Children's Specialist Play Service, and Early Years/Pre-school therapy.
• Children's Speech and Language Services Speech and language therapy for children including Toddler Talk programme, advice on speech and language, Dummy Elves programme, stammering/dysfluency support, and communication support.
• Worcestershire Community Dental Service Dental services including urgent dental care, specialist children's dental service, dental care for adults with complex needs, dental anxiety support, and oral health improvement programmes.
• Worcestershire Integrated Sexual Health Service Sexual health services including contraception, emergency contraception, STI testing and treatment, pregnancy choices, vasectomy, sexual health outreach, and online services via SH24.
• Worcestershire Public Health Nursing Service Public health nursing including health visiting, school nursing, infant feeding/breastfeeding support, specialist nursing for children in care, and smoke cessation services.
• Neighbourhood Teams Integrated community teams wrapped around GP practice clusters consisting of Advanced Clinical Practitioners, community matrons, district nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, health care assistants, and GPs working to keep people well at home and reduce hospital admissions.
• Urgent Mental Health Helpline 24-hour urgent mental health helpline accessible via NHS 111, answered by trained mental health professionals who can provide advice, crisis support, and referrals.
• Research and Development Clinical research programmes enabling patients, carers, and staff to participate in research, with access to CRIS (Clinical Research Interactive Search) database.

Quantifiable outcome

• £4.13 social value returned for every £1 invested in MSK physiotherapy services
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Herefordshire CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partner for health and social care coordination in Herefordshire, involved in safeguarding partnerships and Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
• Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegrated Care Board responsible for commissioning healthcare services across Herefordshire and Worcestershire
• Worcestershire County CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partner for health and social care coordination in Worcestershire
• Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner NHS trust providing acute hospital services, sharing sites and coordinating patient pathways
• Wye Valley NHS TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner NHS trust providing acute and community hospital services in Herefordshire

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/WorcsHealthCareNHS
• Facebookfacebook.com/HWHCTNHS
• Instagraminstagram.com/hwhct_nhs
• Xx.com/hwhct_nhs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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