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I thought Gaffer was a non executive director, not CEO. (not that it matters to me, laaaaike, I'm just correcting TTS)

It couldn't be named 'Wigan Hospitals NHS Trust' because it covers hospitals which aren't in Wigan.
Simple!
On top of that, it's swapped and changed for different reasons, some of which are to benefit those who run the show. For instance, the board of directors of the Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust reputedly awarded themselves nearly £2 million in fees recently.
Gaffer will know a bit about that one.
Also, a while ago, the story goes that they tried to open a Vat-registered sub-company in order to enable them to claim paid Vat back, something which they can't do as a Vat exempt company.
I read they got themselves into a bit of bother with that one. (a muslim trick, if ever I saw one) (but the difference is, the muslims seem to be allowed to do it!)

PS: before you start, I'm not having a sly go at Gaffer!

PPS: This is off Wikipedia (not a reliable source, but there we go..)

In the financial year 2017–18, the Trust had fifteen remunerated directors, at a total cost ranging from £1.56 million to £1.63 million.

Director Position-Total Remuneration (£)
Robert Armstrong - Chairman - 45,000 - 50,000
Andrew Foster - Chief Executive - 235,000 - 240,000
Sanjay Arya - Medical Director - 310,000 - 315,000
Alison Balson - Director of Workforce - 145,000 - 150,000
Neil Campbell - Non-Executive Director - 10,000 - 15,000
Mary Fleming - Director of Operations and Performance - 170,000 - 175,000
Robert Forster- Director of Finance and Informatics - 240,000 - 245,000
Mick Guymer - Non-Executive Director - 10,000 - 15,000
Carole Hudson - Non-Executive Director - 15,000 - 20,000
Pauline Law - Director of Nursing - 175,000 - 180,000
Jon Lloyd Non-Executive Director 10,000 - 15,000
Richard Mundon - Director of Strategy and Planning - 150,000 - 155,000
Christine Parker-Stubbs - Non-Executive Director - 15,000 - 20,000
Neil Turner - Non-Executive Director - 15,000 - 20,000
Tony Warne - Non-Executive Director - 10,000 - 15,000
Whups - Non-Executive Shouter - 1/6d - 2/6d

Neil Turner, eh.. Them MPs'll get where water can't!