NHS Trusts: Public Appointments
Commons · Question 76372 · Tabled 10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 18 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on (a) the appointment of a single Chair for two different NHS Trusts and (b) ensuring that the effectiveness of those Trusts' (i) governance, (ii) acco
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 18 Sep 2025
The Government and NHS England support and expect collaboration between National Health Service trusts. Shared leadership, including having a shared chair, is one way which trusts can collaborate to address the issues they are facing.With any governance m...