HSJ Awards 2025: Trust of the Year

The trust has emerged as one of the country’s highest performing organisations through a combination of values-driven staff engagement and evidence-based decision making. This has enabled it to address longstanding financial difficulties while maintaining consistently strong performance, regularly featuring in the top 10 of combined performance rankings despite significant estate limitations.

Clinical innovation remains a priority, with teams actively implementing cutting-edge technology to improve patient outcomes. The organisation operates one of Europe’s fastest expanding surgical robotics programmes, while its virtual hospital service continues to break new ground in digital healthcare delivery.

The trust is also at the forefront of system-wide collaboration, pioneering place-based partnerships and neighbourhood health initiatives. Its innovative host provider model represents a significant step forward in integrated care, particularly in delivering comprehensive frailty services across the local health system.

Read a detailed case study about this project at HSJ Solutions.