Trust CEOs’ time in post (6 January 2026)

Summary

Health Service Journal has looked at the time in post for all trusts’ CEOs as of 1 January 2026.

The median average time in post was two years and seven months, while the mean was three years and eight months.

The time in post includes “interim” or “acting” stints at the trust in question. It measures time at this particular trust, regardless of shared posts, although these are recorded in notes. 

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