

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles.
Annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn, with eight hospital sites and a workforce of around 9,000 staff working across the hospitals and in the community.
As an NHS Foundation Trust, YTH operates independently of the Department of Health, but remains part of the National Health Service. This gives them greater freedom and more formal links with patients and staff. They are accountable to them through an elected and appointed Council of Governors.