[2] In November 2013 it was revealed that the beds at Dewsbury and District Hospital would drop from 360 to 110 if the radical shake-up went ahead.

Balfour Beatty built Pinderfields and Pontefract hospitals as part of a £311 million private finance initiative deal with Royal Bank of Scotland.

[4] The trust makes payments of £38 million a year until 2042 plus inflated charges for minor works.

[5] Kier Group has a £22 million contract to revamp Dewsbury and District Hospital.

[11] In January 2018 patients were pictured sleeping on the bare floors of Pinderfields Hospital.