History
The Nuffield Trust was established as the Nuffield Provincial Hospitals Trust in 1940 by Viscount Nuffield (William Morris), the founder of Morris Motors.
In 1998 the Trust adopted the name The Nuffield Trust for Research and Policy Studies in Health Services, retaining "The Nuffield Trust" as its working name.
Nuffield Trust is a charitable trust, registered with the Charity Commission as charity number 209169, and a company limited by guarantee registered in England with company number 00382452. The patron is Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal.
The Director of the Trust is Dr Jennifer Dixon, who was previously the Director of Policy at the King's Fund; and the Chair of the Board is Professor Dame Carol Black .
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