Nottingham trust appoints new chief executive amid maternity services review

The NHS Trust that runs Nottingham’s hospitals has appointed the head of a council as its new chief executive.

 

Anthony May, current chief executive of Nottinghamshire County Council, joins the trust in the middle of a review of its maternity services and months after an inspection highlighted a “culture of bullying”.

 

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust runs the Queens Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital, and is currently the subject of a review following the deaths and injuries of dozens of babies over a ten year period.

 

The trust was also strongly criticised in September in a separate report by the CQC for a culture of racial discrimination and bullying.

 

Mr May said of his appointment “I am delighted to be appointed as the chief executive for the trust, which is very important to local people and the wider system.

 

“My focus will be on the current challenges facing the trust, including improvements in the maternity service, flow through the hospital, and the way the organisation is led.

 

“In particular, I would like to reassure those who have come forward bravely as part of the independent maternity review, that I am determined that the trust provides full support to the process and can deliver the improvements needed for local mothers, babies and families.”

 

Chadwick Lawrence’s team of medical negligence lawyers have years of experience in high value and complex medical negligence compensation claims and have an excellent record.  The team is led by Tony May, a specialist cerebral palsy and birth injury solicitor, who has over 20 years experience in handling cases in which babies have been brain damaged or sustained other injuries as a result of medical negligence.  He and his team continue to represent many cerebral palsy children and young adults in medical negligence claims.  Tony also acts as a Court of Protection Deputy for many of the cerebral palsy and brain damaged clients that he has represented, so we can continue to support you after your case is settled.  Tony can be contacted by email on tonymay@chadlaw.co.uk.  Alternatively, please call and speak to any of Chadwick Lawrence’s specialist medical negligence Legal Aid and no win, no fee solicitors for free legal advice on Freephone 0800 304 7382