Our People

We employ more than 5,800 people across our three hospital sites – King’s Mill Hospital, Newark Hospital and Mansfield Community Hospital.

Our dedicated team of more than 380 volunteers give up their time to make a difference and enhance the experience of our patients and visitors.

As an NHS Foundation Trust, we are accountable to the Council of Governors which represents the views of members.

We are proud to boast a membership of more than 13,000 people, allowing our local communities opportunities to influence decisions and to demonstrate their loyalty and support for our hospitals.

We are proud of our improvements at Sherwood Forest Hospitals and recognise we can improve further – an intention set out in our ambitious five-year Improving Lives strategy.

We know good quality healthcare can only be delivered by focusing on the experience of people, be it patients and the public or the colleagues you work with.

Our improvements have been achieved by two central commitments to people:

• We expect all patients to receive the same standard of care we would want our friends and family to have.
• We expect all colleagues to be treated with the same values we believe are important; support, kindness and respect.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors oversees the work of our trust. Our trust board comprises the chair, chief executive, non-executive directors (NEDS) and executive directors.

The Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring the quality and safety of healthcare services, education training and research delivered by the trust and applying the principles and standards of clinical governance set out by the Department of Health, the Care Quality Commission, and other relevant NHS bodies. It also makes sure that we exercise our functions effectively, efficiently and economically.

Council of Governors

The Board of Directors oversees the work of our trust. Our trust board comprises the Chair, Chief Executive, Non-Executive Directors (NEDS) and Executive Directors.

The Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring the quality and safety of healthcare services, education training and research delivered by the trust and applying the principles and standards of clinical governance set out by the Department of Health, the Care Quality Commission, and other relevant NHS bodies. It also makes sure that we exercise our functions effectively, efficiently and economically.