The Shelford Group
The Shelford Group is a collaboration between ten of the largest teaching and research NHS hospital trusts in England.
These ten NHS trusts provide a comprehensive range of services from community care for local populations, to highly specialised care for patients nationwide. Together they account for over £18 billion of the NHS budget, have over 19 million contacts with patients per year, employ over 175,000 staff and account for almost two thirds of the country’s clinical research infrastructure.
Our work is co-ordinated by a central secretariat, and delivered through sub-groups of executive directors and professional leads from member trusts. We have three modes of operating, through which we aim to create value for members and the wider health system: mutual learning, policy development and system leadership.
Group Members
Find out more about our group members below.
Our Work
The Shelford Group is led by the ten member chief executives and the managing director who set the strategic direction and policy priorities for the Group. Together they work with policy makers to inform health and social care policy – linking national leaders with the frontline NHS.
Our 2021-25 Strategy
In October 2021 we published our four year strategy, “Improving health ouctomes for all”, setting out how we intend to work as partners for improvement across the health, social care and life sciences sectors.
Read the “Shelford Group Strategy: 2021-25: Improving outcomes for all”
Latest News
New leadership arrangements for the Shelford Group
Kirsten Major, Chief Executive of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, will become the new Chair of the Shelford Group, starting from Monday 8 April. Kirsten, who was previously Vice...
Our impact in 2023/4 – new report published
Shelford Group Managing Director Will Warburton introduces our 2024 Impact Report, looking back on the achievements of the Shelford Group over the last year... We’re publishing this year’s Shelford...
Shelford Group hosts partnership event to help maximise opportunities for NHS and industry collaboration
On Monday 26 February we hosted a ‘Closer collaboration between NHS and industry’ event in partnership with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHT) and the Association of British HealthTech...
Contact us
General enquiries: info@shelfordgroup.org (Central Shelford secretariat team)
Media enquiries: Natalie Hudson (Head of Communications) on 07814439932 or natalie@shelfordgroup.org