Karl Simkins called time on an almost 39-year career in NHS finance at the end of January.
Developments in the world of healthcare in the past three months.
The National Finance Academy has rolled out the NHS Finance Insights placement scheme to all seven NHS regions in England.
New laws that will restrict foreign care workers from bringing dependents with them when taking jobs in the UK came into force on 11 March.
The government has committed to a £35m investment to improve maternity safety across England over the next three years.
The Nuffield Trust has called on the next UK government to be bolder in filling the gaps in NHS staffing levels.
Talks between the British Medical Association (BMA) and the government have resulted in an improved pay offer for consultants.
After turning down a pay deal in January by the narrowest of margins, NHS consultants in England have been offered new terms.
Pay disputes continued to throw uncertainty over the NHS over the course of the past week
The Department of Health and Social Care has called for pay to be ‘fair but affordable’ in evidence to pay review bodies, but not set a figure.