PUBLIC SECTOR: Barts hands JMP six-month media brief

Barts, the biggest NHS Hospital Trust in London, has hired public sector specialist, the Janice Muir Partnership, for a six-month period to oversee external media relations while a new director of communications is sought. JMP senior partner Janice Muir will be responsible for the account and will work with the trust to recruit and ensure a smooth hand over to the new communications director. 'This is a strategic and advisory brief, and JMP will advise the trust board and the acting chief executive, Jonathan Asbridge, on all aspects of external communications,' said Muir.