Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for the management and operation of the Royal United Hospital (RUH) in Bath, England. The trust also oversees the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, which it acquired in 2015, and Sulis Hospital at Peasedown St John, which it acquired in 2021.

The RUH initially applied to become an NHS foundation trust in 2011, but the process was delayed due to concerns raised by the Care Quality Commission regarding patient care. The application was restarted in 2014 and the trust was authorized as a Foundation Trust in October 2014. Cara Charles-Barks currently serves as the trust's chief executive, taking over in September 2020.

The RUH has undergone significant redevelopment, with plans announced in 2008 for a £100 million project to revamp the pre-World War II North buildings. This redevelopment aimed to increase the number of single-occupancy rooms in line with government targets. A five-year development plan, including the construction of a new cancer center, was confirmed in 2014.

In 2015, the RUH Trust took over the management of the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases. The hospital relocated from its historic building in 2019.

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