Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Type of Trust
NHS hospital trust
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Trust Details
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Employees
ChairMike O'Donovan
Chief ExecutivePhilippa Slinger
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Website Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals
Care Quality Commission reports CQC
Monitor Monitor

Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ran Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot and Wexham Park Hospital near Slough, Berkshire, England.

Julie Burgess, the chief executive resigned in September 2011 [1]

In October 2013 it became known that there was a plan for the Trust being taken over by Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. [2]

In October 2013 as a result of the Keogh Review the Trust was put into the highest risk category by the Care Quality Commission [3]

In November 2013 a letter, signed by 24 ethnic minority consultants, containing allegations of 'bullying, harassment and racial discrimination’ was leaked to the Mail on Sunday. [4] This was followed by further letters from other consultants admitting that there was an unduly low threshold for disciplinary action, but denying racial bias. [5]

In January 2014 it was announced that Philippa Slinger, the former chief executive of the Trust is to join Care UK. [6]

The Trust was placed in special measures by Monitor (NHS) in May 2014 after an inspection by the Care Quality Commission which found that unsafe staffing levels were a “consistent theme” throughout the trust, with heavy reliance on agency staff and failure to consistently meet national targets to admit, transfer or discharge patients from the A&E department within four hours. Arrangements were made with Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to support the organisation, and it was expected to take over the Trust in the summer of 2014. [7]

The Trust was finally taken over in October 2014 and a new organisation, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust created. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Heatherwood and Wexham Park chief executive resigns". Health Service Journal. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Date for merger of two hospital trusts announced". Slough and South Bucks Observer. 2 October 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "NHS Trusts put in risk categories - full list" . Independent. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Health watchdog vows to inspect hospital leadership after latest revelations". Slough and South Bucks Observer. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Consultants call for review of disciplinary action". Health Service Journal. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Former Heatherwood and Wexham chief joins Care UK". Health Service Journal. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Special measures for 'merger' trust". Health Service Journal. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Four-county Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust officially launched". BBC News. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
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