Pendle MP, Gordon Prentice, today welcomed the appointment of Hazel Harding as Chair of the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.
 
The MP said: "This is a crucially important appointment for the local NHS which has gone through turbulent times. I am confident Hazel will do a superb job."
 
"She has East Lancashire at heart and is wholly committed to the health service. I look forward to meeting her very soon to discuss the current issues that constituents are raising with me"
 
Hazel Harding CBE is a former Leader of Lancashire County Council and served as a County Councillor representing Rossendale North for more than 20 years.
 
Her term of office runs from 1st August 2009 to 31st July 2013.