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Joanne Downs smiles in portrait photo for new CFO appointment

9 Sep 2026

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust appoints Joanne Downs as new Chief Finance Officer

Joanne Downs appointed as new Chief Finance Officer at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Joanne has more than 28 years of strategic and leadership experience Joanne will officially start in the

Joice Joy standing in a corridor at Royal Bolton Hospital

7 Sep 2026

‘5,000 miles from home, I found another one’ – Healthcare Assistant from India captures move to Bolton in heartfelt blog

Joice moved from India to the UK and found a rewarding career in the NHS His colleagues on Ward B2 helped him feel at home and part of a family

Community nurse Claire Wright outside the Pikes Lane Centre

2 Sep 2026

Community nurse celebrates leadership programme success

Community nurse celebrates completing prestigious leadership development programme Florence Nightingale Foundation programme promotes health, improving care and saving lives Claire Wright started at Bolton as a Healthcare Assistant in 2014

Aerial view of Bolton

27 Aug 2026

Bolton residents urged to choose the right NHS service this bank holiday

Bolton residents are being encouraged to choose the right NHS service this bank holiday NHS 111, pharmacies, GP out-of-hours services, urgent dental and eye care services remain available People are

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