BRADFORD Hospitals’ Charity has appointed Sharon Milner as its new charity director.

She joins the charity after heading up the Leeds-based Children’s Heart Surgery Fund for 16 years.

In her Leeds role, Mrs Milner fronted the campaign to save the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit from closure in 2012 and championed the charity’s capital appeal Keeping the Beat, which funded equipment for a revolutionary new hybrid theatre.

She said: “As a third sector leader, I care deeply about the work charities deliver.

“I am particularly passionate about the NHS and healthcare, having worked in the area of congenital heart disease for many years, because I have seen first-hand the overwhelming difference charities such as BHC make to patients and their families.

“Bradford is very new to me, having spent most of my career working in Leeds.

“However, I am very excited to be part of this vibrant, entrepreneurial city, and I am humbled to be working for such a great organisation, supporting all the patients and staff here at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.”

Dr Maxwell Mclean, Bradford Hospitals’ Charity chairman, said: “We are delighted to welcome Sharon into the fold and excited to see the many ways in which our hospital charity will benefit from her significant experience.”

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