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Sir Ronald James Kerr is a health service manager in the United Kingdom.

He was chief executive of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust from 2007 until 2015, continuing as executive vice-chairman until 2017. In 2011 he was the fourth highest earner in the NHS, with a salary of £274,500. [1]

He was formerly chief executive of United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust, and before that chief executive of the National Care Standards Commission. [2] In 2015 he was chair of the Shelford Group, a collaboration between large research and teaching hospitals in NHS England. [3]

He was knighted in the 2011 New Year’s Honours. [4] In 2015 the Health Service Journal placed him eighth among the top chief executives in the National Health Service. [5]

In 2018 he wrote the Sir Ron Kerr review: empowering NHS leaders to lead into bullying in the NHS, [6] which concluded that bullying and discrimination are "prevalent and accepted" amongst those with leadership responsibility in the NHS: "The conditions in which leaders operate are stressful and difficult, with great responsibility and the highest stakes. "Over time, this has led to a negative working culture in which both bullying and discrimination are prevalent and accepted."This must change and should be led from the top, with NHS leaders ensuring they model the highest standards of behaviour." [7] [8] [9]

Kerr has been chair of NHS Providers, an organisation representing NHS trusts in England, since January 2020. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Named: the highest NHS fat cat earners". Daily Telegraph. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sir Ron Kerr - Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust". Shelford Group. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sir Ron Kerr becomes new Shelford Group Chair". Shelford Group. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Knighthood for Guys' chief executive". Health Service Journal. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "HSJ's top provider chief executives". Health Service Journal. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sir Ron Kerr review: empowering NHS leaders to lead". GOV.UK. Department of Health and Social Care. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Sir Ron Kerr review: empowering NHS leaders to lead". Health Service Journal. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ex-NHS chief finds 'bullying and discrimination prevalent' in official review". Health Service Journal. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "Bullying and discrimination are "prevalent and accepted" amongst those with leadership responsibility in the NHS, an official report warns today". Doctors.Net website. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Sir Ron Kerr to take over as chair of NHS Providers". NHS Providers. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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