About Us

Derby and Burton Hospitals Charity (The Charity) is a registered Charity (registration number 1061812) and partners with The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust to provide exceptional care together. The object of the charity is lodged with the Charity Commission, and states that this is: “For the Trustee shall hold the trust fund upon trust to apply the income, and at their discretion, so far as may be permissible, the capital, for any charitable purpose or purposes relating to University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.”

Our charity, which includes the Air Arts team, aims to achieve this through supporting staff to care for patients in safe, high-quality environments, using the latest equipment, technology and learning and contributing to the future of health through a commitment to research and development. The charity provides a public benefit to the patients it serves and the staff who support and treat our patients. The charity is aware that its role is not to replace or subsidise NHS healthcare, but to complement and enhance it.

On 1 July 2018, the NHS Trust brought together five hospitals in Derby, Burton, Lichfield and Tamworth to provide the highest quality care to patients across southern Derbyshire and south east Staffordshire. The trust aims to deliver outstanding care for local people as we bring together the expertise of our 12,000 staff across our five hospital sites.

As part of this merge, the two Trust charities were also merged to create the now Derby and Burton Hospitals Charity.

The Corporate Trustee

The Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity is governed by a Corporate Trustee (the Trustee), a model of governance used by many NHS charities, and accepted by the Department of Health & Social Care and the Charity Commission of England and Wales. The Corporate Trustee for the Charity is the University of Derby and Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) and therefore all voting members of the Trust Board, Executive and Non-Executive Directors, act in the capacity of the Corporate Trustee.

Trustee responsibilities for charitable funds are to be discharged separately and in full recognition of the dual accountabilities held by the Trust Board. The overriding principle is that the integrity of funds is to be maintained, and statutory and trust law obligations met. All members of the Corporate Trustee will be sighted on the role and responsibilities of the Corporate Trustee on appointment and receive an appropriate induction and training.