Stacey Hunter, who began her career as a nurse, was appointed as chief executive officer in June 2020.

[2] In 2013 the trust established a subsidiary company, Salisbury Trading Limited, providing laundry services, to which 77 estates and facilities staff were transferred.

The intention was to achieve VAT benefits, as well as pay bill savings, by recruiting new staff on less expensive non-NHS contracts.

The Value Added Tax Act 1994 provides a mechanism through which NHS trusts can qualify for refunds on contracted-out services.

[6] It was named by the Health Service Journal as one of the top hundred NHS trusts to work for in 2015.