Barts interim finance director replaced

Ian Miller has left the trust after five months in his temporary post.

The Daily Telegraph reported today that Mr Miller was paid £47,000 a month. However, Mr Miller told the paper that the figure did not reflect his actual earnings because it did not take into account his tax and pension deductions at higher rates than those of permanent staff.

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Health secretary Jeremy Hunt recently wrote to trusts asking them to review the pay of senior leaders.

Chrisha Alagaratnam becomes new interim finance director with immediate effect. Ms Alagaratnam joined the trust in April as director of delivery and improvement.

She was previously director of finance and performance and interim chief executive at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust.

The trust is forecasting a £135m deficit for this year.

A trust spokesman said: “We have previously made clear that we required Ian Miller’s support because he was available immediately – for a period of up to six months – and because he had the experience needed to lead the finance department of the largest trust in the country. We now have that expertise in house, and consequently, Ian Miller’s short term contract recently ended.”