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.
Our Board of Trustees
On 22nd June 2026, we became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). We have our own Chair and a Board of Trustees. This means we are a self-governing charity, managing our own governance arrangements including the appointment of independent and nominated trustees who are now legally responsible for the Charity.
Despite this change we remain the official charity for University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.