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Paula Gardner joins OUH as Interim Chief Nursing Officer

30 March 2023

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Paula Gardner has been appointed as the Interim Chief Nursing Officer of Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) - she will take up her post on Monday 3 April 2023.

Paula is an experienced nurse who has worked in acute NHS trusts for 40 years, most recently as Chief Nurse at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Professor Meghana Pandit, Chief Executive Officer of OUH, says: "Paula will provide leadership for nursing and midwifery while we are recruiting to the substantive Chief Nursing Officer post. We look forward to welcoming her when she joins us on Monday."

Paula adds: "I am delighted to join Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as Interim Chief Nursing Officer. I am really looking forward to meeting and working with everyone across the Trust."

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