In 2002 Stamford and Rutland Hospital in Lincolnshire joined the trust.

[5] A redevelopment programme for Stamford and Rutland Hospital was approved in October 2013.

[6] In January 2014 it was reported that Circle Health could table a rescue bid for the Trust involving partnering it with nearby Hinchingbrooke Hospital.

[7] The bid never materialised, but in July 2016 it was announced that the two trusts were planning to merge in 2017.

[10] The trust was one of 26 responsible for half of the national growth in patients waiting more than four hours in accident and emergency over the 2014/5 winter.