IPSWICH Hospital's finance and performance chief has quit the hospital.Mark Madden, director of finance and performance, will leave the trust in September and move to the James Paget University Hospital, in Gorleston, taking on the same role.

IPSWICH Hospital's finance and performance chief has quit the hospital.

Mark Madden, director of finance and performance, will leave the trust in September and move to the James Paget University Hospital, in Gorleston, taking on the same role.

Mr Madden is a qualified accountant who has worked in a variety of financial jobs across Suffolk and Norfolk.

Mr Madden said: "I am really looking forward to making a positive contribution to the future success of the trust and building on the excellent results already achieved.

"With a tough financial agenda for the future we need to ensure that the success of the trust's services continues to be built on sound financial principles."