 Karen James was appointed interim Chief Executive in 2013 but was appointed permanently in 2014.She was awarded an OBE in the 2020 New Year's Honours list in recognition for bringing the Trust out of special measures to be rated 'Good' by the CQC in 2017 and 2019.Jeremy Hunt (politician) visited the hospital in June 2015 saying "I think the management of the trust has completely changed.