About us
Who are we and what do we do?
Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a medium sized acute hospital first established as an NHS Trust in 1993. We were authorised as a Foundation Trust on 1st November 2008. NHS foundation trusts are a fundamental part of the current NHS reform programme. They reflect the move from a centrally managed service towards one that is managed locally and so more responsive to patients.
The Trust provides healthcare services from two sites. Our facilities include:
- 420 beds
- An A & E department
- 9 operating theatres
- 2 MRI scanners
- Open MRI
- 2 CT scanners
- A dedicated endoscopy suite
- A modern breast care unit
- Stroke facilities
- A nationally renowned Simulation Training facility.
In addition to the services located on the main site, the Trust provides a range of services from the Geoffrey Hodges wing on its Outwoods site. This includes inpatient beds within a 13 bed step down intermediate care facility.
During 2006 an Independent Treatment centre opened within the grounds of the main hospital and enabled the transfer of 7,500 day case from the existing hospital to the new facility.
The Trust employs approximately 2500 staff with an annual pay bill in the region of £80 million. Two thirds of staff are directly involved in treating patients (medical and dental, nursing and midwifery and healthcare assistants) with another 13% in a technical and scientific capacity.
We are the principal provider of acute hospital services for the residents of Burton upon Trent and surrounding areas. The trust serves a population of some 360,000.
Burton Hospitals provide a wide range of general hospital services and acts as entry point to specialist tertiary centres and key clinical networks. The trust also provides a range of consultant outreach services into local community settings.