Best Places to Work 2014 – acute trust

  • Full time permanent staff: 3,250 WTE
  • Voluntary staff turnover: 10 per cent
  • Exec team male/female ratio: Not available
  • Programme to recruit ethnic diverse staff: Not available

Luton and Dunstable employs a dedicated workforce: 77 per cent report that they work extra hours. While many of its staff may go beyond the call of duty, the organisation also ensures adequate training is available to them. It has been considered a leader in improving patient safety and 69 per cent of staff say that they have received health and safety training in the past 12 months.