University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS foundation trust

What University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS foundation trust does

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) is an NHS Foundation Trust and public benefit corporation formed on 1 July 2018 through the merger of Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It operates five hospital sites - Royal Derby Hospital, Queen's Hospital Burton, Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, Samuel Johnson Community Hospital, and Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital - plus additional community diagnostic centres and outreach sites across Derbyshire and East Staffordshire. The trust delivers the full range of NHS acute, specialist, and community services including 24/7 emergency departments, maternity, cancer care (immunotherapy, radiotherapy, brachytherapy), cardiology via one of the UK's largest non-surgical Heart Centres (1,000+ procedures annually), paediatrics at Derbyshire Children's Hospital, trauma and orthopaedics including the Pulvertaft Hand Centre, renal services, and Clinical Genetics covering a Trent region population of approximately 2.2 million.

The trust's technology stack is conventional NHS digital infrastructure: a Patient Knows Best online portal, Badger Notes for maternity records, Attend Anywhere video consultations, electronic patient records, and a VerseOne-powered website. Its competitive differentiation is procedural and clinical rather than technological - it pioneered UK-first laparoscopic pancreatic surgery, leads the UK Cartiva thumb implant programme, and operates ImpACT+, the first comprehensive UK-wide respiratory support service. Innovation also extends to operational sustainability via a Sterimelt machine (one of only two globally) that thermally densifies single-use clinical plastics.

Revenue is derived from four streams: core NHS funding from NHS England/NHS Improvement allocated on a population and activity basis; payment-by-results from Clinical Commissioning Groups for NHS-commissioned services; NHS England specialist commissioning for regional tertiary services; and private patient income through Derby Private Health. Services are free at the point of NHS use. The trust received a CQC 'Good' rating in June 2021, is governed by a Board of Directors and Council of Governors, and has no private shareholders, parent company, or institutional investors.

Name

University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS foundation trust

Legal name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Website

https://uhdb.nhs.uk

Company type

Public

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

10,001+ employees

Short description

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS acute and community hospital operator formed in 2018, serving Derbyshire and East Staffordshire across five hospitals with specialist cardiology, surgery, cancer, maternity, and clinical genetics services.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Derby

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. NHS Core Funding: Core funding from NHS England/NHS Improvement allocated to NHS Foundation Trusts based on population served and activity levels
2. NHS Commissioned Services: Payment by results for NHS services provided to patients, funded through Clinical Commissioning Groups
3. Specialized Services: Highly specialized NHS services commissioned by NHS England for regional populations
4. Private Patient Services: Derby Private Health providing private healthcare services to self-pay and insured patients

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

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Product overview

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute and specialist healthcare services across multiple hospital sites. The Trust operates Royal Derby Hospital, Queen's Hospital Burton, Samuel Johnson Community Hospital, Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, and Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital. Key services include emergency departments, maternity services, cancer care (including immunotherapy and radiotherapy), cardiology (with a major Heart Centre), children's services at Derbyshire Children's Hospital, imaging/radiology, clinical genetics, respiratory services (ImpACT+), trauma and orthopaedics (including the Pulvertaft Hand Centre), renal services, and the Derby Clinical Trials Support Unit for research. The Trust also provides community-based services through Community Diagnostic Centres and partners with NHS 111 Online, Patients Know Best patient portal, and Badger Notes maternity app.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity: Official NHS trust charity supporting patient care and hospital services through fundraising
• Derby Clinical Trials Support Unit (CTSU)
• Heart Centre

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical Genetics service hosted by UHDB with administrative base and service delivery at Nottingham City Hospital. The Genetics department at NUH serves as the Regional Genetics Centre for the Trent region covering Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, and North Leicestershire (population approximately 2.2 million). Partnership involves joint service delivery and shared care pathways.
• Glenfield Hospital, LeicesterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialist cardiology clinics offered with colleagues from Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, providing access to tertiary cardiac surgical expertise for complex cases requiring surgical intervention not available at Royal Derby.
• Nottingham University HospitalsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Nottingham University Hospitals in establishing the complex cardiac device service, enabling local implantation of cardiac resynchronisation pacemakers and defibrillators rather than transferring patients to Nottingham, Leicester, or Stoke.
• STRIDE (Health Innovation Partners)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTRIDE is a joint venture between UHDB and Health Innovation Partners delivering priority Strategic Estates Services. STRIDE leads the Healthcare Village development at Queen's Hospital Burton's Outwoods site, utilizing NHS estate to its fullest potential and integrating health and care services.
• Staffordshire STP 'Together We're Better'coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership through the Staffordshire Sustainability and Transformation Partnership for integrated care delivery and the Healthcare Village development, working to transform care delivery for the local population.
• Teenage Cancer TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing art murals and equipment including iPads, TVs, and games consoles to enhance hospital experience for young adults receiving cancer treatment at Royal Derby Hospital's Combined Day Unit and Ward 301.
• Air ArtsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrust's arts charity providing cultural enrichment including music services for end-of-life care patients through the Pop up Bedrooms initiative and general arts programs.
• Derby & Burton Hospitals CharitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial hospital charity raising funds for enhanced patient care, equipment, and facilities beyond NHS provision. Charity funds Making a Difference Awards and various patient support initiatives.
• Burton Albion FCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal football club partnership including annual Christmas hospital visits to spread festive joy to patients, community engagement activities, and hosting PRIDE Awards ceremony at Pirelli Stadium.
• Derby County FCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal football club providing annual Christmas visits to Derbyshire Children's Hospital, player meet-and-greets, and community partnership activities.
• East Midlands Imaging Network (EMRAD)coreTechnology or IntegrationRegional imaging network providing shared radiology services and image sharing across East Midlands NHS trusts for improved diagnostic capability.

Scale indicators25 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust: Direct regional peer in the East Midlands providing comparable acute tertiary services; UHDB hosts Clinical Genetics hosted at Nottingham City Hospital and partners on complex cardiac device implants. Both trusts share the Trent region catchment and NIHR research infrastructure.
• University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: Tertiary East Midlands trust operating Glenfield Hospital, the partner site providing specialist cardiac surgery referrals for UHDB's complex device patients. Similar acute portfolio (cardiology, ED, maternity) and overlap in the Derbyshire/Leicestershire catchment.
• Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Major Northern/East Midlands teaching trust with comparable academic, research intensity, and tertiary service profile (cardiology, renal, cancer). Similar size and governance as an NHS Foundation Trust with strong NIHR research base.

Regional players

• University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust: Adjacent tertiary NHS trust serving Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent; receives tertiary cardiac referrals from UHDB. Comparable acute hospital portfolio and East Midlands/North Midlands regional dynamic.

Broad incumbents

• Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust: One of the largest UK NHS Foundation Trusts operating multiple hospitals (including Wythenshawe, Manchester Royal). Comparable academic tertiary portfolio, NIHR research footprint, and multi-site merger history with population coverage scaling.
• Barts Health NHS Trust: Large UK NHS acute trust with multi-site model including emergency, maternity, cancer and specialist services. Comparable scale of activity, academic links, and research output from a complex urban catchment.
• University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust: Major teaching NHS Foundation Trust with a comprehensive acute portfolio and significant NIHR research infrastructure. Comparable to UHDB in university hospital status, clinical trials capability, and specialist procedural leadership.
• Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Highly-rated NHS Foundation Trust running multi-site acute services with strong research intensity (CQC Outstanding history) and tertiary cardiac/cancer services — directly comparable in the academic NHS acute hospital category.
• King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Major London teaching NHS Foundation Trust with tertiary, trauma, cardiac and maternity services. Comparable acute specialist service breadth and academic/research reputation.

Others

• East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Adjacent NHS provider serving the same East Midlands geography, feeding emergency presentations into UHDB's A&E departments. Relevant as a regional healthcare ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/uhdbtrust
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/derbyhospitals
• Facebookfacebook.com/UHDBTrust
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uhdb-nhs

Compliance2 records

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