BARNSLEY Hospital paid a finance consultant almost £400,000 to help it get out of debt.
Stuart Diggles was appointed as interim director of finance and Information on April 8 2014 and was remunerated to March 31 2015.
He was taken on after a black hole was discovered in the accounts which grew to £12m.
A spokesman for the hospital said: “His leadership and expert knowledge has ensured that we are now in a significantly improved financial position, with an approved financial turnaround plan in place and solid foundations upon which we can continue to grow.”
