Winny Thomas has been awarded the chief nursing officer for England’s gold award for nursing excellence in recognition of her lifetime of achievement in nursing.

Professor Waljit Dhillo has been appointed as the new Dean of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Academy.

In our second ‘Better hospitals’ seminar we discuss what new, super-sustainable hospitals could look like and what the NHS can do now to help reduce the health impact of climate change.

All cleaners, porters and catering staff will continue to be directly employed by the Trust following an evaluation of ‘in-house’ arrangements put in place on 1 April 2020.

Bob Alexander is to take on the role of interim chair from 1 April 2021, taking over from Paula Vennells who is standing down as chair at the end of March.