Lincolnshire: New hospitals boss announced

Professor Karen Dunderdale will take up her new role on 1 July

A Lincolnshire NHS trust has appointed a new chief executive with an annual salary of £232,500.

Professor Karen Dunderdale will take over the running of United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust and Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust on 1 July.

The two trusts merged in 2023.

Prof Dunderdale is currently the trust's deputy chief executive and has worked in the NHS as a cardiac nurse for more than 30 years.

She will take over the role from Andrew Morgan.

The two trusts run five hospitals in Lincolnshire, as well as adult and children's community health services.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the CEO position pays £232,500 a year; which is almost five times higher than the 25th percentile of workers at the trust (£47,486).

Group Chair-designate Elaine Baylis said she was "delighted" Prof Dunderdale had been appointed to the role.

"This appointment is a significant milestone in the establishment of the group, and will enable us to further progress work on coming together as a group across the two organisations," she said.