Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was established in 2004. It runs services at Bassetlaw District General Hospital, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Montagu Hospital and Retford Hospital, in Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire, England.

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Type	NHS foundation trust
Established	1 April 2004 (2004-04-01)
Hospitals	Doncaster Royal Infirmary Bassetlaw District General Hospital Montagu Hospital
Chair	Suzy Brain England
Chief executive	Richard Parker
Website	www.dbth.nhs.uk

The Trust issued a contract to the Co-operative Pharmacy for seven years for Doncaster Royal Infirmary’s accident and emergency, and outpatient departments in September 2011.^[1] A month later it decided to outsource laundry services as it was not able to invest the necessary capital to bring the service up to a satisfactory standard.^[2] In January 2017, the trust received Teaching status adding to its name. Mike Pinkerton resigned and Richard Parker took on the role as chief executive.

In 2022 466 of the staff were from outside the UK - 7.6% of all staff at the trust who declared their nationality.^[3]

Performance

Four-hour target in the emergency department quarterly figures from NHS England Data from https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/

The Trust was awarded the Baby Friendly Award from UNICEF and the World Health Organisation, for the high standard of care given to pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers and babies in January 2014.^[4]

The director of finance resigned in November 2015 after the discovery of inaccuracies in financial reporting. A £12.6m deficit was discovered where a surplus of £2.2 million had been forecast.^[5] In February 2016 it was expecting a deficit of £38 million for the year.^[6]

The trust started using the DrDoctor text messaging service in ophthalmology, gastroenterology and respiratory services in 2019 and urged patients to ensure their contact details were up-to-date in order to make it effective.^[7]

See also

• List of NHS trusts

References

1. "Co-op wins Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals FT contract". Health Service Journal. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
2. "Doncaster and Bassetlaw FT to outsource laundry". Health Service Journal. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
3. "More than one in 20 staff at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Trust from outside of UK". Doncaster Free Press. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
4. "Worksop: UNICEF award for Bassetlaw Hospital". Worksop Guardian. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
5. "NHS financial regulator investigating £12.6m deficit at hospital trust". Guardian. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
6. "One in four trusts plunge deeper into the red". Health Service Journal. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
7. "Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals go live with DrDoctor". Digital Health. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2022.