THE NORTH and Mid-Hampshire Health Authority is on the look- out for a new boss after its chairman announced he was resigning at the end of the year.

Paul Oakley-White said he wanted to move on to other interests and that there was a need for the authority to have a long-term chairman.

The chairman of the South-East region of the NHS, Sir William Wells, said: "The financial position of the local NHS has moved in a more positive direction under Paul Oakley-White's chairmanship, and progress has been made on plans for the future shape of services in the area."