WORKFORCE: Ealing Hospital Trust’s chief executive Julie Lowe has announced she is leaving to take up a post at North Middlesex University Hospital Trust.

In a statement Ms Lowe said: “I have had five and a half very happy years here and will be very sad to leave. In my time at the trust, we have seen considerable changes, especially the creation of the integrated care organisation bringing together Ealing’s hospital services with the community services of Brent, Ealing and Harrow.

“Above all else, I’d like to thank all my colleagues across the trust for their commitment to providing the best possible healthcare to local people. However, we are now well on the road to merger with North West London Hospitals Trust and for me it is time for a new challenge.”