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Annual reports

Our annual reports describe the hospital's performance over a 12-month period from 1 April to 31 March the following year (our financial year). As well as looking at the performance of our services and the progress we are making in delivering our strategy, the reports also include our full financial accounts and the quality account.

Quality reports

Self-certification certificates

Under the NHS provider licence, we’re required to confirm we’re compliant with a number of statements and conditions. This includes: corporate governance; training of our governors to ensure they’re equipped with the skills and knowledge they need to complete their duties; and overall compliance with the licence to include any requirements imposed on us under the NHS Acts (this is called a general condition six certificate).

NHSE self certification 2024-25

NHSE self certification 2023-24

NHSE self-certification 2022-23

NHSE self-certification 2021-22

View our previous certification (opens in a new window).

Auditor's Annual Report

These Auditor's Annual Reports have been provided by KPMG:

Equality, diversity and inclusion

At West Suffolk Foundation Trust (WSFT) fairness, inclusivity and respect are at the very heart of our FIRST values. This means that we are committed to developing and promoting an inclusive culture where people feel safe, valued, and welcome.

We are also committed to recognising inequalities within our organisation and we are taking action to address these through the development and progress of our Inclusion Workplan. Our inclusion workplan brings together our equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) related work and enables us to adopt a strategic, impactful and joined-up approach as we continue to embed EDI values and practices across the Trust. Work from the following sources have been incorporated into our inclusion workplan; WRES, WDES, NHS EDI Improvement Plan, Unison’s Anti-Racism Charter, Sexual Safety in Healthcare Charter, our Veteran’s Aware accreditation, WSFT staff survey results and other important factors that have arisen through consultation with our staff networks.

Our inclusion workplan is an ongoing priority and we are continuing to evolve and develop our internal working document. We are confident that it will direct us closer towards achieving equity and inclusion within every part of our organisation, so that WSFT remains a brilliant place to work and continues to provide the best possible patient care and services.

The Trust’s Involvement Committee (a Sub-Committee of the Board) reviews our EDI work via monitoring the progress made on the actions and work within our inclusion workplan twice a year.

Our Belonging in the NHS Sub-Group meets bi-monthly and brings colleagues across the Trust together to discuss and action operational EDI details regarding staff related matters. Our Patient Equity Group meet quarterly to discuss and action patient related EDI matters.

Modern slavery statement

Our modern slavery statement outlines the approach we've taken, and continue to take, to make sure that modern slavery or human trafficking is not taking place within our business or supply chain.

We have a zero tolerance approach to any form of modern slavery (slavery, servitude, human trafficking and forced labour).

Read our modern slavery statement.

Nursing staffing level

We routinely publish information about the number of nursing and midwifery staff working on each ward and the percentage of shifts that meet safe staffing guidelines. This initiative is part of the NHS response to the Francis Report which called for greater openness and transparency in the health service.

Information is published monthly and included in the papers we discuss at our Trust Board meetings.

In addition we display posters for patients and visitors in all of our wards that show the planned and actual staffing available at the start of every shift.

For more information about our staffing levels please contact Sue Wilkinson, executive chief nurse:

Email: Daniel.Spooner@wsh.nhs.uk