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Maggie Oldham

Chief Executive, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is based in Blackpool South — the organisation’s base, not a personal address.

Press citations

1

Topic

1

Hospital discharge / bed-blocking

Last quoted

Aug 2026

Maggie Oldham: key facts

Kind of voice
Regulator
Role
Chief Executive
Organisation
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Organisation based in
Blackpool South
Quoted on
Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
Tracked press citations
1
Most recently quoted
27 Aug 2026

Who Maggie Oldham is

Maggie Oldham is Chief Executive of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, appointed permanently in September 2024 after serving in the role on an interim basis from April 2024. She joined the NHS in 1982 and holds a Master's degree in Healthcare Law and Ethics, a Bachelor's degree in Nursing, and a Postgraduate Certificate of Education. Her career has focused on turning around challenged NHS organisations: she led Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust as chief executive from 2013, having joined that trust in 2010 following its care failures, and subsequently led the Isle of Wight NHS Trust from special measures to a Good CQC rating between 2017 and 2021. Before joining Blackpool, she served as Deputy Chief Executive and Chief of Recovery and Transformation at Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board. At Blackpool, she has publicly committed to addressing the trust's history of clinical quality and safety issues and has spoken out on NHS financial pressures and workforce diversity.

“I am truly sorry that we did not do more to keep Mr Pearson safe. The coroner has highlighted a number of failings in the care provided and the communication between different parts of the NHS.”

References for this biography

  1. 1.Meet the Board – Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — Confirms Oldham's appointment as permanent Chief Executive in September 2024, her prior role at Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB, and her 2007-onwards executive director career in provider organisations including as CEO at Isle of Wight NHS Trust
  2. 2.Blackpool Victoria hospital confirms Maggie Oldham chief executive role – Blackpool Gazette — Confirms permanent appointment, 40+ years' NHS experience, prior CEO roles at Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, and NHS entry in 1982
  3. 3.New boss announced at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals – Blackpool Gazette — Establishes her appointment as interim CEO in March 2024 and her previous role as Deputy CEO and Chief of Recovery and Transformation at Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB
  4. 4.The Chief Executive – NHS England (Culture and Leadership Programme) — Confirms she led Isle of Wight NHS Trust from special measures to one of the NHS's most-improved trusts over four years, and previously headed change at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust
  5. 5.Isle of Wight health chief heading to new national post – Isle of Wight County Press — Confirms she led Isle of Wight NHS Trust from special measures to Good, took up the role in 2017, and was seconded to NHS England & Improvement's National Intensive Support Team from December 2021
  6. 6.Maggie Oldham – Equilar ExecAtlas (Isle of Wight NHS Trust profile) — Provides academic qualifications (Master's in Healthcare Law and Ethics, Bachelor's in Nursing, PGCE), career timeline at Mid-Staffordshire (joined 2010, CEO 2013) and Isle of Wight (interim May 2017, permanent December 2017)
  7. 7.New Blackpool Victoria Hospital boss Maggie Oldham pledges to fix – Blackpool Gazette — Documents Oldham's public statements on the trust's history of clinical and safety issues and her commitment to improvement following Blackpool Victoria's CQC Inadequate rating
  8. 8.Get in touch – Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — Establishes trust head-office address (Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Whinney Heys Road, Blackpool, FY3 8NR) and press/communications contact details

Notable achievements

  • Led Isle of Wight NHS Trust from special measures (CQC Inadequate) to Good rating over four years (2017–2021), with the NHS Staff Survey identifying it as one of the most-improved trusts. Source ↗
  • Appointed permanent Chief Executive of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals in September 2024, having served as interim from April 2024, becoming the trust's leader during a period of CQC Inadequate rating and public scrutiny. Source ↗
  • Joined Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust in 2010 following its high-profile care failures and became Chief Executive in 2013, helping develop sustainable services for the Staffordshire area. Source ↗
  • On leaving Isle of Wight NHS Trust in December 2021, seconded to the National Intensive Support Team at NHS England & Improvement to support other organisations' improvement journeys. Source ↗

Where Maggie Oldham has been quoted

  1. Blackpool hospital neglect contributed to suicide of man who waited 22 hours for help, coroner rulestheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

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