Nuffield

British

/ ˈnʌfiːld /

noun

William Richard Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield. 1877–1963, English motorcar manufacturer and philanthropist. He endowed Nuffield College at Oxford (1937) and the Nuffield Foundation (1943), a charitable trust for the furtherance of medicine and education

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Nuffield Health said it was "committed to providing a fair and supportive working environment for all colleagues" but could not comment further due to an appeal process.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

But, for her, the real win was in shining a light on the "systemic" miscalculating of PT holiday pay by Nuffield Health.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

"The financial costs of industrial action in the NHS are fairly opaque," said Sally Gainsbury of the Nuffield Trust.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

It was led by researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute and the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

In 1719 Nuffield on the site of modern Manchester was founded.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

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