[1] In July 2019 the Court of Appeal decided that the trust had breached the 2002 contract for junior doctors because their hours and rest periods had been underestimated by commercial software over some years.
The case will affect other NHS employers and substantial arrears will be due.
[2] The trust established a company, D-Hive, in 2016 to run commercial projects to raise money for healthcare services.
It made a profit of £2.5 million over 5 years, but lost £361,679 in 2019 when the Derby Sound music festival was cancelled because of poor ticket sales.
[3] In April 2024 the trust granted a 5 year contract to independent sector provider One Health Group to reduce internal waiting lists.