NHS trust will greatly miss Bob Kerslake | Letters

Your report on Lord Kerslake’s resignation as chair of King’s College Hospital, London (Head of top NHS trust quits over cash squeeze, 11 December) finishes with a statement from NHS Improvement saying “We will replace him with a highly experienced chair to take charge of the trust’s position”.Under the constitution of foundation trusts, it is for the trust to select and appoint their chair, who is an independent director.