Modern Slavery Act

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern hospitals in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, it is also home to Staffordshire Children’s Hospital. We are proud to serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research, while we are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All staff, in clinical or non-clinical roles, have a responsibility to consider issues regarding modern slavery, and to incorporate their understanding of these issues into their day-to-day activities.

Front-line NHS staff are well placed to be able to identify and report any concerns they may have about individual patients who present for treatment and modern slavery is part of the safeguarding agenda for children and adults.

The Trust is fully aware of the responsibilities towards patients, employees and the local community and, as such, we have a strict set of ethical values that we use as guidance with regard to our commercial activities. We therefore expect that all suppliers to the Trust adhere to the same ethical principles.
 
Advice and training about slavery and human trafficking is available to staff through the Safeguarding Team.

Further information on Modern Day Slavery can be found by visiting: 

www.gov.uk/government/collections/modern-slavery-bill

NHS England » NHS England modern slavery and human trafficking statement for 2025/26