University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
(UHBW) was formed on 1 April 2020 following the merger of
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and Weston Area
Health NHS Trust.
The information on this page is historic. Visit the UHBW Trust Board pages for the latest
information.
Robert Woolley - Chief Executive
Robert has been Chief Executive of the Trust since 2010, having
served on the Trust Board since 2002. In that time, the Trust has
completed a major redevelopment programme, become the first Trust
to be rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission after a
previous rating of Requires Improvement, achieved Biomedical
Research Centre status in partnership with the University of
Bristol and maintained a positive financial position in every
year.
Robert is Co-Executive Lead for Healthier Together, the
Sustainability and Transformation Partnership for Bristol, North
Somerset and South Gloucestershire, as well as a director of the
West of England Academic Health Science Network and a member of the
Health Education England South of England Education and Training
Board.
Before moving to Bristol, he spent nine years at Barts and the
London NHS Trust (now Barts Health) in a range of senior planning
and operational roles. He has an English degree from Lincoln
College, Oxford, and an MBA with distinction from the University of
Bath.
