THE man responsible for the purse strings at the trust which runs Barrow's hospital has resigned.

Keith Griffiths, director of finance at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT), will be leaving the trust later this year to take up a new role at Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership.

Chief Executive Aaron Cummins said he had led the way in saving £22m 'thanks to his direction and the hard work of teams across the Trust.'.

"This not only met our nationally agreed financial control totals but also reduced our deficit from £70m in 2018/19 to £41m in 2019/20," he said.