Peter Hartland

Peter Hartland is a Non-Executive Director at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, he joined in 2024.

Peter is a graduate of the University of Bath, where he studied Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Peter qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst and Young and followed a career in industry before moving into the Higher Education and ultimately the charity sector. For 15 years he was Chief Executive of St Luke’s Hospice in Sheffield, an independent charity operating in the wider healthcare sector specialising in palliative and end of life care, before standing down from this role in June 2024.

Peter is currently a trustee of The Sheffield Town Trust, and a member of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee at the University of Bath. Amongst other roles Peter has also served as chair of the Institute of Chartered Accountants’ Business Law Committee, and been a member of its Technical Strategy Board and Sustainability Committee.

Peter acted as Finance Director for both Sheffield and Leeds Universities Students’ Unions earlier in his career, and as a grandparent has a keen interest in the health and welfare of children and young people.