Hodgson has served as member of Parliament for Washington and Gateshead South since 2024, and previously for Washington and Sunderland West and Gateshead East and Washington West from 2005.
Her appointment follows the resignation of Ashley Dalton.
DHSC makes new appointment
Sharon Hodgson has been appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the DHSC.
Sharon Hodgson © UK Parliament
Chair appointed to NHS Tayside board
By Liz Wells 13 March 2026
Tom Spink has been selected as chair of the NHS Tayside board.
BREAKING NEWS: Corridor care 'actively killing patients', MPs told
By Lee Peart 11 March 2026
Corridor care is ‘being normalised’ and ‘progressively getting worse’, an MPs’ committee has heard.
Humber Health Partnership selects new chair
By Liz Wells 11 March 2026
Humber Health Partnership has appointed Alan Downey as its new substantive chair.
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