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Written question asked by Louise Ellman (Labour) on Friday, 15 February 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 February 2019 (named day). It was answered by Stephen Hammond (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 February 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust: Public Appointments

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to appoint a new Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

Executive appointments are made by a committee of the Board of the NHS Trust in accordance with Schedule 4 to the NHS Act 2006 and the National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1990. The committee consists of the chair, the non-executive directors and, in the case of an appointment other than the chief executive, the chief executive.

Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has proposed an acquisition of the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, which is planned to take place on 1 October 2019. The chief executive of The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust is due to leave the post at the end of March 2019 and the Trust is currently undertaking a recruitment process for an interim chief executive for a period of six months from 1 April 2019 to 30 September 2019.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
222002
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Public appointments Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
Link
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