About the Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals was formed in April 2006 as a result of a merger of two large and high profile hospitals, Queens Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital. The organisation now operates with a budget of over £600m and is focussed on delivering high quality, sustainable patient services across the two campuses.

As a major teaching Trust, NUH enjoys close links with the city's universities and attracts and develops the highest calibre of staff. It continues to be the hospital of choice for patients, encourage investment and remain at the forefront of research.

It has one of the busiest emergency departments in the UK and has a total of 2,200 hospital beds across both campuses.

Commissioning and costing

Commissioning in the NHS is the process by which the NHS ensures the health and care services provided most effectively meet the needs of the population.

It is a complex process with responsibilities ranging from assessing population needs and prioritising health outcomes, to procuring products and services, and managing service providers.

The costing process within the NHS includes the calculation of reference costs which are used to calculate the return to the hospital under the payment by results regime, where NHS procedures are paid for at a standard rate.