Leicester NHS Trust (Hansard, 13 January 2000)

HC Deb 13 January 2000 vol 342 c237W 237W

§ Mr. Robathan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) when he will appoint a Chairman for the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust; [104607]
(2) when he expects the Chief Executive of the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust to be appointed. [104608]

§ Mr. Denham
On 11 January Philip Hammersley CBE was appointed to serve as Chairman of the University Hospitals of Leicester National Health Service Trust for the period 17 January 2000 to 31 October 2002.
Following Mr. Hammersley's appointment, I expect the task of appointing a new chief executive for the trust to be addressed as a matter of urgency.